Special education teachers administer standardized ability and achievement tests, and interpret results to determine students’ strengths and areas of need. They modify the general education curriculum for special-needs students, based on a variety of instructional techniques and technologies. Special education teachers employ strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory-and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory. They confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and other professionals to develop individual education plans designed to promote students’ educational, physical, and social development.
