The course is intended to provide participants with the skills and competencies required to assist them in supporting students who are blind or have low vision in their school.
Mainstream teachers will benefit from this one-day workshop by gaining a deeper understanding of the characteristics and learning needs of students with hearing loss. They will also gain a heightened awareness of the important role teachers play in improving the educational outcomes of students with hearing loss. Suggested practical classroom measures will be augmented by exploration of wider perspectives that include the issues of communication, literacy development, the use of technology and the opportunities for the students’ social inclusion both in and out of classroom.
Mainstream teachers will benefit from this one-day workshop by gaining a deeper understanding of the characteristics and learning needs of students with vision loss. They will also gain a heightened awareness of the important role teachers can play in improving the educational outcomes of students with vision loss.
This assessment is offered to those participants that have completed the Auslan 1 and 2 course. The assessment is a practical and takes about one hour to complete with an external assessor.