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Heather McBurney Provide services to students with varying degrees of hearing loss from mild to profound to all 28 schools in the Yukon Territory. Heather.McBurney@yukon.ca |
The Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Department of Education’s Hearing Resource Teacher is a member of interdisciplinary educational teams, and provide a range of services (i.e., consultation, assessment, programming, training, community liaison, etc.) to support students within the educational setting.
The role of the Hearing Resource Teacher in Yukon schools includes:
The role of the Hearing Resource Teacher in Yukon schools includes:
- Providing indirect service to schools by sharing information regarding:
- audiological reports
- type, use and troubleshooting of amplification devices (hearing aids, personal and classroom amplification systems)
- teaching strategies/accommodations for deaf and hard of hearing students.
- Offering awareness workshops and classroom presentations regarding hearing loss and its implications.
- Consulting with parents, principals, teachers and resource/support personnel regarding programming needs and student support.
- Assisting with the development of the Individual Education Plans (IEPs), Student Learning Plans (StLPs) and Behaviour Support Plans (BSP).
- Providing information on sign systems (e.g. American Sign Language, Signed English) and in-services related to sign language.
- Providing consultation regarding individualized programming to enhance auditory, academic, sign and/or oral language skills.
- Provides consultation and referrals for hearing screenings, and hearing evaluations.
- Upon request from a school and with consent of the parent, hearing screenings can be provided for students.
Resources
Websites:
- BC Hands and Voices : a parent-driven non-profit organization dedicated to supporting families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
- Online American Sign Language Dictionary
- Lifeprint : online program to learn American Sign Language through free self-study lessons, an american sign language dictionary, signing videos, a printable sign language alphabet chart, etc.
- BC Family Hearing Resource Society: largest not-for-profit organization in British Columbia serving children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing, aged birth to school-entry.
- Deaf Children's Society of British Columbia
- Family Network for Deaf Children : a parent run, non-profit, charitable organization supporting families with children & youth who are deaf and hard of hearing that use sign language or are interested in learning sign language.
- Canadian Hearing Society
- Canadian Hard of Hearing Association
- Western Institute for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- A Guide to Closed Captioned Technology : defined as transcribed text that runs simultaneously with video.
- Canadian Hard & Hearing Association - BC Parent’s Branch
- West coast Association of Visual Language Interpreters
- Communication, Access, Literacy and Learning (CALL Scotland) Posters & Leaflets
- iPad Apps for Learners with Dyslexia/Reading and Writing Difficulties
Parents and/or guardians are encouraged to contact their child’s classroom teacher to discuss any concerns or questions about their child’s learning and development