Special Education Preschool Teachers

<ul><li>Employ special educational strategies or techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, or memory.</li><li>Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification or positive reinforcement.</li><li>Communicate nonverbally with children to provide them with comfort, encouragement, or positive reinforcement.</li><li>Develop individual educational plans (IEPs) designed to promote students' educational, physical, or social development.</li><li>Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, or social skills, to preschool students with special needs.</li><li>Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, or other professionals to develop individual education plans (IEPs).</li><li>Teach students personal development skills, such as goal setting, independence, or self-advocacy.</li><li>Develop or implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of disabilities.</li><li>Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.</li><li>Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment or materials to prevent injuries and damage.</li><li>Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, or changing their diapers.</li><li>Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.</li><li>Administer tests to help determine children's developmental levels, needs, or potential.</li><li>Monitor teachers or teacher assistants to ensure adherence to special education program requirements.</li><li>Prepare classrooms with a variety of materials or resources for children to explore, manipulate, or use in learning activities or imaginative play.</li><li>Confer with parents, guardians, teachers, counselors, or administrators to resolve students' behavioral or academic problems.</li><li>Encourage students to explore learning opportunities or persevere with challenging tasks to prepare them for later grades.</li><li>Establish and communicate clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects to students, parents, or guardians.</li><li>Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, or administrative regulations.</li><li>Meet with parents or guardians to discuss their children's progress, advise them on using community resources, or teach skills for dealing with students' impairments.</li><li>Modify the general preschool curriculum for special-needs students.</li><li>Provide assistive devices, supportive technology, or assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.</li><li>Organize and supervise games or other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, or social development.</li><li>Prepare objectives, outlines, or other materials for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements.</li><li>Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, or teacher training workshops to maintain or improve professional competence.</li><li>Read books to entire classes or to small groups.</li><li>Arrange indoor or outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, or safety.</li><li>Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.</li><li>Organize and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their perceptual skills.</li><li>Present information in audio-visual or interactive formats, using computers, television, audio-visual aids, or other equipment, materials, or technologies.</li><li>Collaborate with other teachers or administrators to develop, evaluate, or revise preschool programs.</li><li>Plan and supervise experiential learning activities, such as class projects, field trips, or demonstrations.</li><li>Prepare assignments for teacher assistants or volunteers.</li><li>Control the inventory or distribution of classroom equipment, materials, or supplies.</li></ul>