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Part 1: Elementary/Middle School -- a panel of six college students and graduates who are deaf discuss their avenues to literacy at the elementary and middle school level. Discussion includes parental involvement, classroom learning, relationships with teachers and literature.
Part 2: High school and beyond -- a panel of six college students and graduates who are deaf discuss how they arrived in the post-secondary setting and how they plan to achieve...
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"The Oxford Handbook on Deaf Studies Series began in 2010 with it first volume. The series presents state-of-the art information across an array of topics pertinent to deaf individuals and deaf learners, such as cognition, neuroscience, attention, memory, learning, and language. The present handbook, The Oxford Handbook on Deaf Studies in Literacy, is the 5th in this series, rounding out the topics with the most up-to-date information on literacy...
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In this concise guidebook, the authors present the role of assessment in the literacy process, an overview of evidence-based practices, and in the absence of such information, those practices supported by causal factors across the National Reading Panel's five areas of literacy. They also review the evidence base related to writing instruction, present case studies that reflect the diversity within the DHH population, and review the challenges yet...
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A significant number of d/Deaf and hard of hearing (d/Dhh) children and adolescents experience challenges in acquiring a functional level of English language and literacy skills in the United States (and elsewhere). To provide an understanding of this issue, this book explores the theoretical underpinnings and synthesizes major research findings. It also covers critical controversial areas such as the use of assistive hearing devices, language, and...
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English literacy for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children is a significant priority for many parents and educators. This CD attempts to contribute to opening up the world of books to this population. Three P.D. Eastman stories: Go, dog, go!, Are you my mother? and Sam and the firefly are told in ASL by Tracy Bell Koster and in cued speech by Tori Erickson. Interpreters can benefit by examining how the models make use of space. A section is included...
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"Ears, Eyes, and Hands presents the author's reflections on language, literacy, and linguistics that have been shaped by her deafness and by her work as an educator. In short, engaging narratives, Deborah L. Wolter exposes deeply entrenched attitudes and stereotypes regarding language, bringing to bear her own experiences as a deaf person as well as her interactions with children from varying backgrounds. Wolter reveals and rectifies the impact of...
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