Teacher Checklist (ASL/English): Direct Instruction

Use this checklist to reflect on your own direct instruction as an itinerant teacher of the deaf, the one-on-one or small-group teaching you provide. It focuses on building both American Sign Language (ASL) and English on purpose. It asks whether you model clear, fluent ASL and connect it explicitly to English, whether you teach concepts and strategies rather than just help finish work, whether you build reading comprehension and self-advocacy, and whether your lessons tie to each student's IEP, the individualized education program that guides their goals. Use it to name strengths and set next steps.