(FAU) Special Education and Teaching Degree, Program Information at Florida Atlantic University

A general program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to children or adults with special learning needs or disabilities, and that may prepare individuals to function as special education teachers. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities, developing individual education plans, teaching and supervising special education students, special education counseling, and applicable laws and policies. Find Colleges Offering Special Education and Teaching Degree.

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Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School
Job Description
Teach elementary and preschool 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.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 218,850
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 261,799
- Percent Job Growth: 19.63%
Important Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Information Ordering
- Near Vision
- Speech Recognition
Special Education Teachers, Middle School
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.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 102,165
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 118,352
- Percent Job Growth: 15.84%
Important Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Speech Recognition
- Speech Clarity
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Job Description
Teach secondary 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.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 137,901
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 149,657
- Percent Job Growth: 8.52%
Important Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Expression
- Originality
- Problem Sensitivity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Near Vision
- Speech Recognition
- Speech Clarity

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Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details

Special Education and Teaching

	Total	Bachelor	Master	Doctor
Overall
All Students	51	42	7	2

By Gender
Male	4	3	1	-
Female	47	39	6	2

By Race
Non-Resident Alien	1	1	-	-
American Indian	1	1	-	-
Black	8	7	1	-
Asian	-	-	-	-
Hispanic	6	6	-	-
White	35	27	6	2
Unknown	-	-	-	-