By: Aaron Kaplan

A Special Education Teacher’s focus is to educate students with special needs.

They are responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of the students specialization.

Special Education Teachers also specialize and work with audibly, visually, emotionally, educationally, and physically handicapped students.

They teach basic academic and life process skills to the mentally impaired.

To be a Special Education Teacher one must complete a four year degree program in Special Education.

If they choose they can earn a B.S. in Education.

All U.S. states require a teachers certificate in order to teach in a public school system.

To be a Special Education Teacher one must complete a four year degree program in Special Education.

If they choose they can earn a B.S. in Education.

All U.S. states require a teachers certificate in order to teach in a public school system.

• It is important to have a well developed knowledge of basic school subjects.

• Special Education teachers often co-teach in a main stream class like math.

• It is important to have a well developed knowledge of basic school subjects.

• Special Education teachers often co-teach in a main stream class like math.

• Adapt curriculum to meet the needs of each Special Ed student.

• Modify tests based on student needs.• Write yearly plan (IEP) and conduct

meetings on IEP’s.• Monitor yearly progress of individual

goals.

• I enjoy helping Special Ed students and think this career would be a good fit for me.

• My mom was a Special Education Teacher for nine years and because of the experience with her students I know I am good with Special Ed students.

Salary:– Beginning Maryland salary is $34,363– Average Maryland salary is $59,306– Potential Maryland salary is $82,556

Outlook:– Growing faster then the average occupation– Qualified Special Ed teachers are valuable

Growth Potential:– 18% to 20% increase within the next eight years

School Psychologist– Responsible for the diagnosis of a school

aged child School Counselor

– Daily contact with student to work on behaviors

Occupational Therapist– Work with children with physical disabilities

Speech Therapist– Work with children who have speech

difficulties

Do not make yourself low. People will step on your head. (Yiddish Proverb)

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