A Career in Teaching Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

A Career in Teaching A Career in Teaching Students who are Students who are Deaf or Hard of Deaf or Hard of HearingHearing

CAEDHH - 2006CAEDHH - 2006

Teachers of Students Teachers of Students Who are Deaf/Hard of Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing…Hearing…

Advocate for Advocate for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Deaf/Hard of Hearing studentsstudents



Work with students of Work with students of all agesall ages



Teach speech, Teach speech, auditory skills, auditory skills, writing, reading and writing, reading and language within the language within the appropriate appropriate academic goals of academic goals of the curriculumthe curriculum


Teachers of Children Who Teachers of Children Who are Deaf/Hard of are Deaf/Hard of Hearing…Hearing…

Teach a variety of Teach a variety of subjectssubjects



Use a variety of Use a variety of communication communication methodologies as methodologies as appropriate to the appropriate to the needs of the needs of the students, such as students, such as American Sign American Sign Language (ASL) and Language (ASL) and Auditory Verbal Auditory Verbal Therapy (AVT)Therapy (AVT)



Work with technology including hearing aids, Work with technology including hearing aids, cochlear implants and FM systemscochlear implants and FM systems



Assist in the Assist in the development of the development of the Individual Education Individual Education PlanPlan



Support the social Support the social and academic and academic integration of integration of studentsstudents


Teachers of Children Who Teachers of Children Who are Deaf/Hard of are Deaf/Hard of Hearing…Hearing…

Work with newly Work with newly diagnosed children diagnosed children and their familiesand their families



Provide families and Provide families and school staff with school staff with information and information and supportsupport



Provide in-service Provide in-service regarding regarding educational educational implications of implications of hearing loss to hearing loss to professionals and to professionals and to hearing peershearing peers


You may work in any of You may work in any of the following roles:the following roles:

Itinerant teacherItinerant teacher


Teacher in a Provincial Teacher in a Provincial School for the DeafSchool for the Deaf


Early Intervention Early Intervention SpecialistSpecialist


Classroom Teacher - Classroom Teacher - Congregated ClassCongregated Class


Educational ConsultantEducational Consultant


Where are the Teacher -Where are the Teacher -Training Universities?Training Universities?

Mount St Vincent

University of Alberta

University of British Columbia

York


Professional Preparation Professional Preparation Programs:Programs:

The University of British ColumbiaThe University of British Columbia


University of AlbertaUniversity of Alberta


York UniversityYork University


Mount St. Vincent Mount St. Vincent UniversityUniversity


What do I need to get What do I need to get into a program?into a program?

You should have:You should have: A B.Ed. or equivalentA B.Ed. or equivalent Several years Several years

teaching experienceteaching experience

MSV

U of A

UBC

York


Thank-you!Thank-you!

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A Career in Teaching Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing