// Unit group · 2352

Special Needs Teachers

Special needs teachers teach physically or mentally handicapped children, young persons, or adults, or those with learning difficulties or other special needs. They promote the social, emotional, intellectual and physical development of their students.

2 Professionals / 23 Teaching Professionals / 235 Other Teaching Professionals / All level 4

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assessing students' abilities and limitations with regard to intellectual, physical, social and emotional impairments, exceptional intellectual gifts, or other specific problems

designing or modifying curricula and preparing and delivering programmes, lessons and activities adapted to students’ abilities and needs

giving instruction on an individual or group basis using special techniques or aids appropriate to students’ needs

employing special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory

establishing and enforcing rules for behaviour and policies and procedures to maintain order among students

teaching academic subjects and practical and self-help skills to students with hearing, sight and other impairments

stimulating and developing students’ confidence interests, abilities, manual skills and coordination

conferring with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons for special needs students

preparing and maintaining student data and other records and submitting reports

administering various forms of assessment and evaluating progress of each student

conferring with students, parents, head teacher and other relevant professionals involved in the students’ care to develop individual educational plans designed to promote students' development.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Learning disabilities special education teacher
- Learning support teacher
- Remedial teacher
- Teacher of gifted children
- Teacher of the hearing impaired
- Teacher of the sight impaired

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Vocational education teacher - 2320
- Secondary school teacher - 2330
- Primary school teacher - 2341

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