Yes there are many grants available for someone studying to become a special education teacher. One helpful link I found was ed.gov/programs/osepgts. This let's you search specifically for special education grants that are provided by the government state by state. This will help hone in on the grants that may be available for you.
Michael S. Rosenberg has written: 'Special education for today's teachers' -- subject(s): Special education, Education, Children with disabilities, Special education teachers, Study and teaching 'Special education for today's teachers' -- subject(s): Special education, Education, Children with disabilities, Special education teachers, Study and teaching 'The special education sourcebook' -- subject(s): Special education, Bibliography, Directories, Handbooks, manuals
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics the estimated mean annual wage for a special education teachers as of May 2008 is as follows. * Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School - $52,970. * Special Education Teachers, Middle School - $53,540. * Special Education Teachers, Secondary School - $55,050.
It means special education. This is education for those with disabilities.
In 2008, the Department of Labor reported 480,000 special education teachers in the United States.
Special education is important to teachers because one has to be qualified to work with these types of students. They have to know how to work with and understand students with disabilities and special needs; general education teachers are not able or qualified to do this.
You would need to have a bachelor's degree in a teachers special education program with state teachers certification. This would take four years as a full-time student, provided you take the degree as prescribed by the college or university.
Special education teachers have a degree in education and a regular teaching credential and then get class work done in special education and a credential in special education.
Romaine Prior Mackie has written: 'Special education in the United States: statistics 1948-1966' -- subject(s): Education, Children with disabilities 'Directors and supervisors of special education in local school systems' -- subject(s): Special education 'Teachers of crippled children and teachers of children with special health problems' -- subject(s): Education, Children with disabilities 'Teachers of children who are partially seeing' -- subject(s): Blind, Education, Teachers of the blind, Teachers of deafblind people 'Education of crippled children in the United States' -- subject(s): Education, Children with disabilities 'College and university programs for the preperation of teachers of exceptional children' -- subject(s): Training of, Special education teachers 'Teachers of children who are socially and emotionally maladjusted' -- subject(s): Education, Problem children
Christine Y. Mason has written: 'Anatomy of a mentoring program for new special education teachers' -- subject(s): Children with disabilities, Education, Handbooks, manuals, Handbooks, manuals, etc, Mentoring in education, Special education, Special education teachers, Study and teaching, Teachers of children with disabilities, Training of, Vocational guidance
Allene Joan Kirchner has written: 'Developing inservice training for teachers of special-needs children in the regular classroom' -- subject(s): In-service training, Training of, Special education, Special education teachers, Teachers
Special education teachers can advance to become supervisors or administrators. They also may earn advanced degrees and become instructors in colleges that prepare others to teach special education. In some school systems, highly experienced teachers can become mentors to less experienced teachers.
A good school for special education training is NASET. It is one of the few schools that mainly focus on training teachers for special education kids.