Program by Deaf Litercy Initiative
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Document Use

Elementary and Secondary School Teaching Assistants

  • use class lists to contact parents and to take attendance

Elementary and Secondary School Teaching Assistants

  • read labels on art supplies or on medicine that are given to children
  • read and update student progress reports in student folders on attendance, performance and behaviour
  • refer to weekly activity schedules, such as gym times and yard duties
  • use pictures from magazines or books and drawings on flashcards as teaching tools
  • help students learn how to read and complete forms, such as bank debit and withdrawal forms

Elementary and Secondary School Teaching Assistants

  • complete forms, such as detention, school suspension, permission or accident forms
  • draw maps as part of the school curriculum or for field trips
  • draw common shapes to explain differences in shape and structure
  • use drawings to explain words or stories
  • create and use graphs or charts to teach
  • create timetables