The Cochlear Implant School Toolkit

3 - Working as Part of a Team

Working with other professionals

As the child's teacher, you will likely work as part of a team of people to meet the needs of the child with a cochlear implant in your classroom. There are two types of teams--informal and formal. The next pages will describe the similarities and differences between informal and formal teams.

Below, a teacher of a student with a cochlear implant describes the importance of working as part of a team with other professionals.