Hearing Resource Support
The Resource Teacher (HRT) for students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing provides direct or consultative services to students who have a diagnosed hearing loss. The HRT helps plan alternate teaching strategies, provides information on assistive listening devices and liaises with community agencies and support groups. The HRT also provides district and/or school based in-services on hearing loss and related issues.
The role of the Hearing Resource Teacher is to:
• Assess a student’s auditory functioning, speech, language development and academic achievement
• Interpret audiological reports and explain the possible educational implications
• Support the care, use and performance of assistive listening devices (e.g., hearing aids, cochlear implants)
• Support school teams around appropriate adaptations and supports for their students with hearing loss
• Provide instruction in the areas of auditory training, speech, self-determination and transition to post-graduation
• Help facilitate the creation of an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for a student
• Liaise between home, school and outside agencies
• Provide vocational and/or career guidance
• Provide hearing screeners for any student through a School Based Team meeting
• Assess a student’s auditory functioning, speech, language development and academic achievement
• Interpret audiological reports and explain the possible educational implications
• Support the care, use and performance of assistive listening devices (e.g., hearing aids, cochlear implants)
• Support school teams around appropriate adaptations and supports for their students with hearing loss
• Provide instruction in the areas of auditory training, speech, self-determination and transition to post-graduation
• Help facilitate the creation of an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for a student
• Liaise between home, school and outside agencies
• Provide vocational and/or career guidance
• Provide hearing screeners for any student through a School Based Team meeting
Please email Arnold Moeliker at [email protected] for more information.