learning support teacher
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.
Also called: developmental teacher, compensatory teacher, teacher in learning support, learning support practitioner, learning support educator, basic skills teacher, early intervention specialist, practitioner of learning support teaching
- 22
- essential skills
- 36
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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- ISCO-08 group
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Essential skills
22- 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
- prepare lesson content
- provide learning support
- provide lesson materials
- show consideration for student's situation
- tutor students
Optional skills
36- apply pre-teaching methods
- arrange parent teacher meeting
- assess the development of youth
- assist children with special needs in education settings
- 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
- facilitate teamwork between students
- grammar
- identify learning disorders
- keep records of attendance
- language teaching methods
- learning needs analysis
- maintain relations with children's parents
- manage resources for educational purposes
- 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 mathematics
- teach reading strategies
- teach writing
- teamwork principles
- use learning strategies
- work with virtual learning environments
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