Special Education Teachers, Preschool

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in education and social services, not always this occupation's tasks.

Context only

These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.

• GDPvalby OpenAIProject level · Wins plus ties against experts

  84.9%GPT-5.5 · Apr 2026

  Strong
• TutorMoments-Previewby Ai2Task level · Mean of appropriate scaffolding and appropriate rigor (evaluation-aware prompt)

  0.93GPT-6 Astra · 5 Oct 2026

  Saturated

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

• Develop or implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of disabilities.
• Communicate nonverbally with children to provide them with comfort, encouragement, or positive reinforcement.
• Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, or administrative regulations.
• Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification or positive reinforcement.
• Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, or changing their diapers.
• Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, or social skills, to preschool students with special needs.
• Develop individual educational plans (IEPs) designed to promote students' educational, physical, or social development.
• Prepare classrooms with a variety of materials or resources for children to explore, manipulate, or use in learning activities or imaginative play.
• Meet with parents or guardians to discuss their children's progress, advise them on using community resources, or teach skills for dealing with students' impairments.
• Modify the general preschool curriculum for students with disabilities.
• Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
• Read books to entire classes or to small groups.