Learning Support Teacher
Learning Support Teacher
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Job Description
Learning support teachers assist students who have general learning difficulties. Learning support teachers focus on basic skills such as numeracy and literacy and thus teach basic subjects such as writing, reading, math and languages and they work for an educational institution such as a primary or secondary school. They support students in their school work, plan learning strategies, identify their learning needs and progress, and act accordingly. They can work in various educational set-ups and act as support for other teachers or manage their own class..
Top 1 specific things you need to know
As a Learning Support Teacher, you will need to master following:
Top 22 general things you need to know
More generally, a learning support teacher is also versed in:
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- adapt teaching to target group
- apply intercultural teaching strategies
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
- assessment processes
- assist students in their learning
- communicate with youth
- curriculum objectives
- demonstrate when teaching
- encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
- give constructive feedback
- guarantee students' safety
- identify education needs
- learning difficulties
- liaise with educational staff
- liaise with educational support staff
- observe student's progress
- prepare lesson content
- provide lesson materials
- show consideration for student's situation
- tutor students
Other things it helps to know to be an excellent learning support teacher
It also helps to know the following:
- assess the development of youth
- assist children with special needs in education settings
- facilitate teamwork between students
- manage resources for educational purposes
- teach mathematics
- teach writing
- apply pre-teaching methods
- arrange parent teacher meeting
- assist in the organisation of school events
- assist students with equipment
- behavioural disorders
- construct individual learning plans
- counsel students
- escort students on a field trip
- grammar
- identify learning disorders
- keep records of attendance
- language teaching methods
- learning needs analysis
- maintain relations with children's parents
- mathematics
- oversee extra-curricular activities
- perform playground surveillance
- primary school procedures
- provide teacher support
- recognise indicators of gifted student
- school psychology
- secondary school procedures
- special needs education
- spelling
- support gifted students
- teach languages
- teach reading strategies
- teamwork principles
- use learning strategies
- work with virtual learning environments
Top employers for this job
Learning Support Teacher (0-2 Yrs Exp.)
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Prereqs Technology Pvt.Ltd
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California
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$250 - $800 / month
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