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The EST - Early Learning consults and provides leadership toward the delivery of inclusive programs and services for early learners who are blind or visually impaired and/or Deaf or hard of hearing within the school-based setting up to and including age 5. They work collaboratively with families, educational teams, and APSEA employees utilizing specialized knowledge and skills to support personalized programming.
- Collaborates with the EST-DHH and/or EST-BVI, APSEA employees, and educational teams to support Tier 1, 2, 3 inclusive programming for learners who are Deaf or hard of hearing and/or blind or visually impaired who are eligible to receive APSEA services.
- Supports the EST and APSEA employees to align the programs and services to the provincial curriculum and programs.
- Assists EST to conduct specialized assessments to guide programming.
- Maintains regular contact with the EST as needed to support the individual needsof the child and family within the school-based programming context.
- Engages and participates in transition processes, including the school entry process.
- Fosters respectful, collaborative relationships between families and professionals.
- Selects, adapts, and uses evidence-informed instructional strategies and materials to address the unique needs of learners who are BVI and/or DHH by utilizing tiered systems of support and program monitoring principles.
- Encourages and offers relevant professional learning for APSEA colleagues and school-based teams relating to early learners.
- Supports processes to create a safe, equitable, positive, and supportive learning environment in which diversities are valued.
- Participates in ongoing professional learning.