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With the newborn hearing screening tests the demographic of the deaf community is changing, causing a push for bette and more access to hearing itinerant teachers and services.  Itinerant teachers are expected to be knowledgeable and skilled in the areas of listening, speech, language, and auditory-verbal
approaches that support the curriculum. With consultation and specific factors considered children will receive the best support and resources with their itinerant teachers.

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- to be their students’ advocate and teaching them to self-advocate

- to withdraw students from class for one-on-one support pre-teaching the curriculum and working on speech and language

- to be experts in hearing technology and provide the student with FM Systems and other assistive devices

- to educate the classroom teacher and students on hearing loss, how to effectively use the amplification equipment and how to create a good listening environment in the class
- to work with the teacher on how to best teach the curriculum material with the student and communicate goals and strategies with the child’s parents

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Encouraging Transition planning!!

Resource:

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Contributing to Special Education Supports

Attend team meetings (I.P.R.C)

Collaborate and contribute to Student’s IEP

Connect with other allied professionals (audiologists, physicians, etc)

Resource:
Special Education Document Ontario (great templates at the end of the doc)!!

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Strong understanding and integration of current grade level curriculum

Regular progress reports (up-to-date assessments on hearing loss, cognitive, speech, language and auditory skills)

Foster social emotional learning

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There is an increasing demand for access to itinerant teachers who come equipped with knowledge and skills to support students who are deaf and hard of hearing. The roles and responsibilities of an itinerant teacher allows include advocacy, classroom and curriculum support, FM and assistive devices support. It is the duty of the itinerant teacher to collaborate with classroom teachers, parents and the student of the deaf to ensure that they receive the best support and resources in their educational journey.