Special Education Teachers

By Vanessa Rasmussen, © 2004, All rights reserved.
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Special education teachers work with students-from toddlers to those in their early 20s-who have a variety of disabilities. Most special education teacher are found at the elementary, middle, and secondary school level. Special education teachers design and modify instruction to meet a student's special needs. Teachers also work with students who have other special instructional needs, including those who are gifted and talented.

Generally, colleges offer degrees in special education. However, it is not mandatory to obtain such a degree to work as a special education teacher. However, there are certain skills that childcare centers would look at while selecting a special education teacher. These are:

Although, there are no specific cases indicating the need for a special education teacher, such teacher are however, hired to teach children with the following disabilities:

Note that the last category does not indicate a disability. It in fact suggests that special education teachers are also needed to teach children who are extraordinarily intelligent.

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