SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER

Madalyn McBride

BRIEF INFO

Special Education Teacher

http://

www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/sp

ecial-education-teachers.htm

PICTURES ON THE JOB

Created by Madalyn McBride fro the Bureau of

Labor Statistics

Special Education Teacher

SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER

I like being with kids. I love seeing

kids take things away from what I teach

them. Special kids make me laugh and

are fun to be around and seeing how

much they really know when you push

them the be the best. I love teaching

kids new things and see their reactions

to things about it.

ANNUAL SALARY/WAGES PER HOUR

Annual Salary: • $53,220

Wages Per Hour:• $56.59

JOB LOOKOUT

Percent change in employment,

projected 2010-2013• Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary

School• 21%

• Middle School • 20%

• Secondary School • 7%

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor's degree

Be able to explain concepts in terms students with learning

disabilities can understand.

Some states require special education teachers to earn a

master’s degree in special education after earning their

teaching certification.

Most Special Education Teachers are first licensed in general

education for kindergarten through grade 12 before obtaining

Special Education Teaching certificatio

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

Pass the CBEST (California Basic Assessment Educational

Skills Test).

Prove subject matter competence. This can be done by

passing the CSET in your subject area.

Pass the RICA (Reading Instruction Competence Assessment).

Finish an official Special Education Credential preparation

program that includes student teaching in your chosen

specialty.

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

U.S. Constitution requirement.

Receive an offer of employment from a school.

If you pass the CBEST and CSET, some universities

offer special internship options. They allow you to

teach.

RESOURCES

http://

www.cta.org/About-CTA/Who-We-Are/SCTA/Becoming-a-Teacher/

Special-Ed-Teacher-Reqs.aspx

http://

www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/special-educatio

n-teachers.htm

http://

education-portal.com/articles/Special_Education_Teacher_Job_Inf

o_and_Qualifications_Needed_to_Become_a_Special_Education_T

eacher.html