Teacher of the Deaf
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Clarke provides children who are deaf or hard of hearing with the listening, learning and spoken language skills they need to succeed.
CLASSROOM RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Planning, preparing and executing lessons based on child’s needs, IEP goals, CASLLS, ELCC, curriculum and developmentally appropriate practices etc.
- Maintaining all required documentation for attendance, parental communication, IEP observance, health and safety, etc.
- Supervising children throughout the day
- Supervise recording, transcribing and analyzing language samples
- Facilitate children’s interaction with a curriculum that reflects the basic principles of child development
- Maximize opportunities for listening and spoken language development in the classroom
- Facilitate children’s communication in the classroom and ensure carryover of activities between the classroom and individual speech-language sessions
- Engage individual and small groups of children, in activities which contribute to the development of auditory and spoken language skills
- Provide a comfortable and supportive environment that welcomes parents and caregivers into the school community
- Direct/supervise teacher assistant
- Perform any other tasks as assigned by the director to support the functioning of the school
MEETINGS AND PLANNING:
- Participate in meetings with educational team to discuss children’s progress
- Participate in staff meetings, weekly
- Participate in parent meetings as needed
- Participate in CASSLS conferences
- Participate in parent workshops or Clarke community events
WRITTEN PLANS AND REPORTS:
- Create written plans that are designed to meet the needs of the children in the class and that reflect NYS Learning Standards and IEP goals
- Communicate with parents through various modes such as communication notebooks and school blog
- Prepare progress reports and IEP proposals
- Daily assessment of progress
- Promote Clarke’s Mission and Goals