Will “Learning Disabilities Resource Teacher (LD Resource Teacher)” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

1.6% Chance of Automation

“Learning Disabilities Resource Teacher (LD Resource Teacher)” will not be replaced by robots.

This job is ranked #76 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.

Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍

Job Description

Teach middle school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Includes teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 25-2053.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 61,910.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 0.00
Currently, there are 90,250 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Special Education Teachers, Middle School”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Learning Disabilities Resource Teacher (LD Resource Teacher)”

Instruct students in daily living skills required for independent maintenance and self-sufficiency, such as hygiene, safety, and food preparation.
Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.
Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
Sponsor extracurricular activities such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests.
Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors.
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
Visit schools to tutor students with sensory impairments and to consult with teachers regarding students' special needs.
Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
Organize and label materials and display students' work.
Provide interpretation and transcription of regular classroom materials through Braille and sign language.
Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies.
Perform administrative duties, such as assisting in school libraries, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.
Administer standardized ability and achievement tests and interpret results to determine students' strengths and areas of need.
Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
Modify the general education curriculum for special-needs students based upon a variety of instructional techniques and instructional technology.
Provide additional instruction in vocational areas.
Monitor teachers and teacher assistants to ensure that they adhere to inclusive special education program requirements.
Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.
Coordinate placement of students with special needs into mainstream classes.
Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems, or special academic interests.
Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.
Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.
Provide assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.
Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
Teach students personal development skills, such as goal setting, independence, and self-advocacy.
Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement.
Develop and implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of handicapping conditions.
Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and professionals to develop individual educational plans designed to promote students' educational, physical, and social development.
Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs.
Meet with parents and guardians to provide guidance in using community resources and to teach skills for dealing with students' impairments.
Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.

Related Technology & Tools

Mouth operated joysticks
Safety goggles
Microphones
Science activity kits
Safety gloves
Head operated joysticks
Teletypewriters TTY
Digital video cameras
Tablet computers
Personal computers
Desktop computers
Dissection scalpels
Television monitors
Jellybean switches
Enteral feeding equipment
Optical compound microscopes
Braille styluses
Portable oxygen equipment
Assistive amplification systems
Sound switches
Pencil compasses
Computer laser printers
Audio tape recorders or players
Eye controlled computer mouse equipment
Laptop computers
Document cameras
Bunsen burners
Foot operated mouse equipment
Video cassette recorders VCR
Glass beakers
Emergency first aid kits
Wireless touch screen monitors
Laboratory heating plates
Communication boards
Oral suction tubes
Page turners
Interactive whiteboards
Alternative computer keyboards
Laminating equipment
Portable communication devices
Wheelchairs
Video magnifiers
Braille slates
Reading pens
Trackballs
Video camcorders
Photocopying equipment
Talking calculators
Word prediction software

Microsoft Excel
Email software
Hand held spell checkers
Web browser software
Microsoft Word
Voice activated software
Video editing software
Screen reader software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Text to speech software
Microsoft Office
Screen magnification software
Microsoft SharePoint