1. D EAF EDUCATORS By: Raquel Mendoza

2. W HAT IS DEAF EDUCATION ? Deaf Education is a professional field for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Deaf Education provides a great foundation and career options for individuals who are interested in working with this unique population of students. We are teachers specifically for students that are deaf or hard hearing.

3. W HERE DO DEAF EDUCATORS WORK ? Private schools for the deaf Public Schools (Government law states every child has the right to receive an appropriate education.) Clinics Tutoring Exclusive settings

4. C AN EXPAND THEIR CAREERS : Speech language Pathology Career Technology Audiology School Counseling Social Work Educational Administration Etc.

5. M ETHODS USED TO TEACH American Sign Language (ASL) English Sign Systems Group seating Working with students who use fm transmitters and/or who have hearing aid/s or cochlear implants. Government law states every child has the right to an education.

7. B ECOMING A DEAF EDUCATOR Oral-Aral Programs- Bilingual-Bicultural Programs- Comprehensive programs- Hold all-level teacher certification and may teach pre-school through high school. Have a Masters Degree in Deaf Education to be fully certified. A Masters degree can take up to six years. Types of ProgramsCertification

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