So you have a student in your class with a hearing loss. He or she may use assistive hearing technology such as hearing aids, cochlear implants or a Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA) to gain access to communication in the classroom. What can you do to set up your student for success? HOW CAN I BE SURE MY STUDENT HAS… View Post
How I use Adapted Books during Guided Reading with D/HH students. Adapted Books for Guided Reading PART THREE I don’t really want to start every post with a comment about language deprivation, but it is so deeply ingrained in our every day teaching with deaf and hard of hearing students. So task is always this, … View Post
What is so great about Adapted books with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students? PART 2 THIS IS PART 2 OF 3 CLICK TO READ PART ONE Everything You Need to To Teach Guided Reading with Beginning Deaf Readers. ADAPTED BOOKS ARE INTERACTIVE and HIGHLY ENGAGING. My students absolutely love them! From students with very little vocabulary (English or ASL) to my… View Post
Adapted Books for Guided Reading PART ONE Where do I start? What do I need? How can I possibly teach students with limited vocabulary to read? How do I teach the vocabulary in a meaningful way? How do I teach students to read that have had limited exposure to language, books, vocabulary… the list of questions goes on and on…..sigh…. View Post
Where to start? I teach deaf and hard of hearing students at a school for the deaf. I teach in the elementary department. We are small school have just 4 teachers for Kindergarten through 5th grade. I typically teach the youngest group and have students in my class working at the kindergarten through 2nd grade level. Unfortunately, many of our… View Post
