Educational Audiologist > Click for more
Support to school programs in relation to hearing impairment and technical support for FM systems.

  • Support the learning teams’ understanding of the educational implications of a student’s hearing loss and the capabilities of personal hearing aids and FM systems.
  • Interpret assessment and hearing aid fitting information from community audiologists
  • Evaluate acoustic environments and make recommendations for enhancing the learning environment.
  • Make recommendations regarding the purchase, service and repair of FM systems.
  • Provide inservices for school staff regarding anatomy and physiology of hearing and the use of hearing aids and FM systems.
  • Provide classroom inservices for students on hearing loss, hearing aids and FM systems.
  • Provide trouble-shooting support to schools regarding FM systems.
    • Educator of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing > Click for more
    Educational programs and teaching strategies for the deaf and hard of hearing.

  • Assess student’s academic abilities.
  • Provide information on sign systems (e.g. American Sign Language, Signed English) and inservices related to beginner sign language
  • Provide consultation regarding educational strategies, specialized learning materials and resources to address student specific needs.
  • Recommend curriculum modifications.
  • Promote social skill development through consultation.
  • Provide consultation regarding individualized programming to enhance auditory, academic, sign and/or oral language skills.
  • Inservice school personnel regarding the educational implications of a hearing loss and integration of deaf and hard of hearing students into the regular classroom
  • Consult with school personnel regarding program requirements as identified in the Essential Components of Educational Programming for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (Alta Ed)
    • Educator of the Visually Impaired > Click for more
    Educational programs and teaching strategies for the blind and visually impaired.

  • Assess student’s functional vision to determine educational implications, instructional strategies, learning media and programming.
  • Interpret medical eye reports as they relate to educational implications.
  • Provide consultation regarding educational resources, accommodations and adaptations.
  • Registration of  student’s  with Specialized Services for the Visually Impaired (SSVI).  If student is eligible for SSVI, recommend appropriate learning formats.
  • Consult with school personnel regarding program requirements as identified in the Essential Components of Educational Programming for Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired. (Alta Ed, June 2004).
  • Collaborate with classroom teachers in the identification of instructional areas in which the student requires assistance.
    • Orientation and Mobility Specialist > Click for more
    Mobility techniques to promote safe, efficient and independent movement and orientation strategies/adaptations within indoor and outdoor school environments.

  • Assess orientation and mobility skills (i.e. the ability of the student with a visual impairment to travel safely and independently throughout their environment – classroom, school and community).
  • Provide program suggestions and recommendations to school personnel and family to enhance the student’s level of skill in orientation and mobility.
  • Develop student orientation and mobility skills as outlined in the Essential Components of Educational Programming for Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired (Alta Ed, June 2004)
    • Occupational Therapist > Click for more
    Adaptive programs to enhance performance in functional life skills and classroom activities including fine motor, self-care, handwriting, keyboarding and access to assistive technology.

  • Assess and recommend strategies and/or accommodations regarding:
    • safety issues and school accessibility
    • positioning in desk/wheelchair
    • sensory processing
    • fine motor skills
    • visual perceptual skills
    • planning and organizational skills
  • Promote independence and optimize participation in self care activities (dressing, eating/drinking, toileting, hygiene).
  • Provide assessment and strategies for enhancing oral motor and feeding skills.
  • Determine the need for and type of assistive technology that would support the student in their educational program.
  • Provide educational strategies in the area of productivity including:
    • written communication (printing, handwriting, keyboarding)
    • life skills (meal preparation, laundry)
    • prevocational skills (recycling, work experience)
    Physical Therapist > Click for more
    Adapting programs and providing equipment to promote functional physical independence, mobility, gross-motor skill development and participation in physical education.

  • Assess student's motor development (strength, flexibility, posture, balance, spatial awareness, coordination and motor planning), and provide specific programs and strategies, to maximize physical functioning in the school setting.
  • Provide support to the classroom team regarding physical management and safety.
  • Provide support to teachers for adapting educational programs to facilitate inclusion (including physical education).
  • Facilitate use of adaptive equipment and technology within the school setting to maximize the student’s physical function and to support access.
  • Provide consultation with respect to school accessibility, the student’s mobility within the school setting and relevant safety issues.
  • Facilitate interactive play skills through gross motor activities.
    • Psychologist > Click for more
    Behavior management programs, behavior concerns and cognitive functioning.

  • Assess students in the following areas: Cognitive learning style; behaviour; social-emotional; and adaptive behaviour.
  • Consult regarding strategies to support learning in the classroom.
  • Consult with the learning team regarding social skill development.
  • Consult with the learning team regarding behavioral issues.
    • Communication Consultant/Speech-Language Pathologist > Click for more
    Communication and language development, and communication systems/devices.
  • Assessment and consultation in the areas of:

    -   verbal and non-verbal communication skills
    -   language and literacy skills
    -   augmentative/alternative communication systems
    -   assistive technology
    -   social interaction
    -   oral motor and feeding skills
    -   instructional and intervention strategies for communication programming

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    October 24, 2009

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