Description
Provide targeted special education support through pull-out, push-in, and co-teaching. Collaborate with educators and families to adapt curriculum, implement accommodations and evidence-based interventions, case-manage IEPs, and monitor progress in academic, social, and functional skills.
- • Organize resource room or classroom spaces to support small-group instruction and safety.
- • Support students' basic access needs and independence as appropriate.
- • Use verbal and nonverbal communication to provide encouragement and positive reinforcement.
- • Confer with parents, guardians, teachers, counselors, or administrators to address academic or behavioral concerns.
- • Develop and case-manage IEPs that promote students' academic, functional, and social development.
- • Design and implement strategies to meet the needs of students with diverse disabilities.
- • Deliver evidence-based interventions to build language, literacy, math, and executive skills.
- • Encourage persistence, problem-solving, and growth mindsets during challenging tasks.
- • Set and communicate clear objectives for lessons, units, and projects to students and families.
- • Establish and enforce classroom expectations and routines to maintain a productive learning environment.
- • Instruct and monitor students in the safe use and care of materials and equipment.
- • Modify general education curriculum, tasks, and assessments to provide access and rigor.
- • Coach and monitor paraprofessionals to ensure fidelity to IEPs and behavior plans.
- • Observe and assess students' academic, behavioral, and social development.
- • Facilitate structured activities that promote social skills and self-regulation.
- • Plan hands-on and experiential learning to support skill generalization.
- • Prepare intervention materials, manipulatives, and assistive tools for targeted instruction.
- • Develop lesson plans and pacing guides aligned with standards and IEP goals.
- • Use digital tools and interactive technologies to deliver and personalize instruction.
- • Provide small-group and one-on-one instruction in resource (pull-out) and push-in settings.
- • Coordinate schedules to meet service minutes while minimizing lost instructional time.
- • Teach foundational academic and functional skills aligned to IEP goals.
- • Teach and reinforce appropriate behavior using positive behavior supports.
- • Teach personal development skills, including goal setting, independence, and self-advocacy.
- • Administer and interpret diagnostic, curriculum-based, and progress-monitoring assessments.
- • Attend professional learning and training to maintain and improve competencies.
- • Collaborate with general educators and administrators to plan differentiated instruction and co-teaching.
- • Lead or participate in IEP meetings with families and multidisciplinary teams.
- • Manage inventory and distribution of classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
- • Coordinate inclusive placements and push-in or co-taught services.
- • Maintain compliant and accurate student records, service logs, and documentation.
- • Meet with families to share progress, recommend resources, and build home-school partnerships.
- • Document and share student growth through data, portfolios, and work samples.
- • Direct and schedule paraprofessionals or volunteers to support student goals.
- • Prepare required reports on student progress, services, and program activities.
- • Implement accommodations, modifications, and assistive technology to improve access.
- • Contribute to behavior intervention plans and crisis prevention or de-escalation strategies.
- • Analyze data to adjust instruction, interventions, and goals within MTSS/RTI frameworks.
- • Coordinate with related service providers to integrate therapy goals into instruction.
- • Support transition planning between grades or settings to ensure continuity of services.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
