Special Education Teacher-Middle- Severe/Profound Cumberland School Department - 4.1 Cumberland, RI Job Details Full-time 11 hours ago Qualifications Parent-teacher conferences (communication methods) Full Job Description Teaches middle school subjects in public schools to students with neurological, mental, emotional, and/or behavior impairments. Plans curriculum and prepares lessons and other instructional material to meet individual needs of student, considering state and school requirements, physical, emotional, and educational levels of development. Confers with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and others to develop individual educational plans for students. Instructs students in all academic subjects. Creates learning materials geared to each student's ability and interest. Instructs students, using special educational strategies and techniques, to improve sensory motor and perceptional motor development, perception, memory, language, cognition, and social and emotional development. Works with students to increase motivation, provide consistent reinforcement to learning, continuous assessment of level of functioning, and continuous feedback to student for all learning activities. Works with parents to accept and develop skills in dealing with students learning abilities. May teach in self contained classroom, or teach in a resource room.