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Also called adapted physical education teacher, blind teacher, braille teacher and cross categorical special education teacher.
$67,170
Median pay a year
583,430
People do this work
6
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Kindergarten Special Education Teacher
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Summary
Special Education Teacher supporting kindergarten students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities by teaching academic, social, and life skills while developing individualized educational plans and modifying curricula
Experience
Kindergarten Special Education Teacher
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Administered standardized ability and achievement tests to kindergarten students with special needs
Collaborated with other teachers or administrators to develop, evaluate, or revise kindergarten programs
Conferred with parents, administrators, and other professionals to develop individual educational plans (IEPs) for students
Instructed students with disabilities in academic subjects using various techniques to meet their varying needs
Maintained accurate and complete student records as required by laws and district policies
Modified the general kindergarten education curriculum for students with disabilities
Organized and supervised games or other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, or social development
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Administered standardized tests to studentsAttended professional meetings and workshopsCollaborated with teachers to develop programsConferred with staff to plan instructional activitiesDeveloped individual educational plans for studentsInstructed students with disabilities using various techniques
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Administered standardized tests to assess student abilities and needs
Worked with teachers to create and refine educational programs for students with special needs
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Administered standardized tests several times each semester to assess student abilities and needs
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Several times each semesterA few times each monthRegularly throughout the school year
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Worked with teachers to create and refine educational programs for students with special needs
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Students showed better engagement in learningPrograms became more tailored to individual needsLearning outcomes improved for many students
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Developing student programs
Monitoring student performance
Administering tests
Evaluating student work
Modifying teaching methods
Developing instructional materials
Discussing student progress
Monitoring health
Preparing tests
Establishing student policies
Developing instructional objectives
Planning experiential learning activities
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What a Kindergarten Special Education Teacher does
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Teach academic, social, and life skills to kindergarten students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.
What it pays
How much does a Kindergarten Special Education Teacher make?
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25th percentile
$59,770
Median
$67,170
75th percentile
$83,980
These figures cover this work together with Elementary School Special Education Teacher, which is how they are published.
About 583,430 people do this work and Elementary School Special Education Teacher in the United States, counted together.
Other names
Other names for this job
adapted physical education teacher, blind teacher, braille teacher, cross categorical special education teacher, dd special education teacher, developmentally delayed special education teacher, emotional disabilities teacher, emotional support teacher, exceptional needs teacher, hearing impaired itinerant teacher, hearing impaired teacher, hi itinerant teacher.
More names for this work
home therapy teacher, inclusion special education teacher, integrated program teacher, learning and behavioral disabilities teacher, learning disabilities teacher, learning disabled teacher, learning support teacher, lip reading teacher, mentally retarded teacher, mildly disabled student special education teacher, multi handicapped students special education teacher, physically impaired teacher, primary special education teacher, profound mental handicaps special education teacher, resource program teacher, resource room special education teacher, self contained special education teacher, severe emotional behavioral disorders teacher, severe mental handicaps special education teacher, sign language teacher, special education inclusion teacher, special education kindergarten teacher, special education resource teacher, special needs teacher, special education teachers kindergarten, academic interventionist, behavior specialist, early interventionist, learning specialist, primary special educator, reading specialist, resource specialist.
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This page is about the occupation Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.