Read books to entire classes or small groups.

“Read books to entire classes or small groups.” is a core task performed by Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Among the occupation's 38 rated tasks, workers place it 30th by importance (#9 most important). About 99% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Teach academic or vocational subjects. in Training and Teaching Others

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E1. Direct exposure — a language model could plausibly cut the time to do this task by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 1.00. Automation potential label: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Instruct students individually and in groups, using teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations. · importance 5.0
• Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students. · importance 4.8
• Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or with special academic interests. · importance 4.8
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests. · importance 4.7
• Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate. · importance 4.6
• Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities. · importance 4.6
• Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. · importance 4.5
• Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems. · importance 4.5
• Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs. · importance 4.5
• Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations. · importance 4.5
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students. · importance 4.4
• Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress. · importance 4.4
• Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help. · importance 4.3
• Assign and grade class work and homework. · importance 4.3

See all tasks on the Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-6543,
  title  = {Read books to entire classes or small groups.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-6543}
}