Sign language teachers educate non-age-specific students in sign language. They teach sign language to both students with or without special educational needs such as deafness. They organise their classes using a variety of lesson materials, work interactively with the group, and assess and evaluate their individual progress through assignments and examinations.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Assessing the level of ability and the extent of language difficulties of students, and establishing students' needs and learning goals;
(b) Planning, preparing and delivering lessons and workshops for groups and individuals with content and rate of progression adapted to students’ abilities and needs;
(c) Designing and producing teaching materials and adapting existing materials;
(d) Assessing students' progress;
(e) Assisting students in classroom settings where subjects are taught in a language other than the students’ native language;
(f) Providing assistance to other teachers by designing special teaching programmes for students still learning the main language of instruction;
(g) Assigning and correcting work, and preparing and grading exams;
(h) Assessing, recording and reporting on students’ progress.