California CareerZone

What They Do

• Confer with parents, guardians, teachers, counselors, or administrators to resolve students' behavioral or academic problems.

• Arrange indoor or outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, or safety.

• Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, or changing their diapers.

• Communicate nonverbally with children to provide them with comfort, encouragement, or positive reinforcement.

• Develop individual educational plans (IEPs) designed to promote students' educational, physical, or social development.

• Develop or implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of disabilities.

• Employ special educational strategies or techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, or memory.

• Encourage students to explore learning opportunities or persevere with challenging tasks to prepare them for later grades.

• Establish and communicate clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects to students, parents, or guardians.

• Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.