sign language teacher
Sign language teachers educate non-age-specific students in sign language. They teach sign language to both students with or without special educational needs such as deafness. They organise their classes using a variety of lesson materials, work interactively with the group, and assess and evaluate their individual progress through assignments and examinations.
Also called: british sign language trainer, british sign language teacher, sign language tutor, british sign language tutor, sign language educator, assistant sign language teacher, sign language trainer, sign language teaching assistant
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- essential skills
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- optional skills
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Essential skills
19- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
- assessment processes
- communication disorders
- communication related to hearing impairment
- curriculum objectives
- demonstrate when teaching
- give constructive feedback
- hearing disability
- hearing loss
- language teaching methods
- manage student relationships
- perform classroom management
- prepare lesson content
- sign language
- special needs education
- special needs learning equipment
- teach languages
- teach sign language
Optional skills
17- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- assist children with special needs in education settings
- assist clients with special needs
- assist students in their learning
- disability care
- disability types
- follow research on special needs education
- instructional strategies
- learning difficulties
- learning needs analysis
- liaise with educational staff
- maintain students' discipline
- provide learning support
- provide specialised instruction for special needs students
- stimulate students' independence
- support people with hearing impairment
- work with virtual learning environments
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