Itinerant Teachers are educators holding a Master’s level degree, specific to the field of education for students who are deaf or hard or hearing. Their role is to provide either direct instruction or consultation services in support of students who are deaf or hard of hearing (birth to high school graduation). Service is delivered in communication and collaboration with families and school-based teams.
Educational Interpreters are professionals that function as an integral part of school-based teams in which ASL is determined as the language of access. APSEA Educational Interpreters hold an ASL/English Interpreting diploma at minimum and have met the required competency on the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment. Their role is to support and contribute to an accessible learning environment that facilitates deaf and hard of hearing students’ active engagement in learning, independence, self-advocacy and social interactions.
Resources
- American Sign Language version of O Canada
- Considerations when working with Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (PDF)
- Considerations for School-based Education Teams for Supporting Learners who are Participating in APSEA Virtual Programs (PDF)
- Considérations à prendre en compte pour travailler avec des élèves sourds, sourdes ou malentendants, malentendantes (PDF)
- Developmental Skills Inventory for Learners who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing 2023 (DSI-DHH) (PDF)
- Developmental Skills Inventory for Learners who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing 2023 (DSI-DHH) - Screen Reader Version (PDF)
- Recommendation For Sanitization of Cochlear™ Products in Classrooms (PDF)
- Recommendation For Sanitization of Oticon Products in Classrooms (PDF)
- Recommendation For Sanitization of Roger Products in Classrooms (PDF)
- Standards of Practice – Itinerant Teachers (PDF)
- Working with students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (PDF)
- Working with students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing - 8x11 (PDF)
- Working with students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing - 11x17 (PDF)