Teachers of the Hearing Impaired

What the job involves

• Assesses students' abilities and limitations
• Plans, organises and implements special programmes to provide remedial or advanced tuition
• Administers various forms of assessment and interprets the results
• Teaches basic academic subjects, and practical and self-help skills to hearing impaired students
• Devises instructional materials, methods and aids to assist in training and rehabilitation
• Advises, instructs and counsels parents and teachers on the availability and use of special techniques
• Stimulates and develops interests, abilities, manual skills and co-ordination
• Confers with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons for special needs students
• Prepares and maintains student data and other records and submits reports