Here you will find brief bits of information for anyone new to the field of Deaf Education. Share with parents, teachers, even students.
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Beware “Critical Language Period” Defense
Too often I have heard professionals in Deaf Ed use the “critical period” as a reason for LOWERING EXPECTATIONS and DECREASING SERVICES for students who have passed whatever age is considered to be “the End” of that precious “Period”. Nope. Just means it’s time to power walk.
Belated Intervention – A Case of 
Emergency “Catch-Up”
Some children who are deaf don’t come to receive support in learning spoken language until they are school-aged. These children are suffering from an emergency case of catch-up. So much language and vocabulary to learn and so many years lost.
This series of posts will look at ways to accelerate the language and speech acquisition of these children.
Coming Soon:
Vocabulary
Language
Articulation
Creating a November Experience
Students learn table-setting conventions and manners while practicing prepositions next to, between, above and below; vocabulary (plate, bowl, fork, knife, spoon, napkin and pass) and answering “Where” questions.
Do Deaf Kids Need to Hear Their Classmates’ Comments ? While observing elementary classrooms, I noticed that the students spoke softly when making comments or asking questions during class discussions. Did the students who are deaf understand what they said?
I didn’t.
Experience Stories 3.
An October Experience Story: Making a Mummy
Use a common doll to create a mummy with glue, water and cloth. Post includes a recommendation for a Mummy book to enjoy year after year.
Experience Stories 2.
How to Use Experience Stories
Step-by-step guide to planning, managing and practicing language with experience stories.
Experience Stories 1.
The Power of Experience Stories
Repetitive practice of language and vocabulary. But so much more than just that.
Language and Deafness
Why is language so difficult for some deaf students?
Speech and Deafness
Why do some deaf people have imperfect speech?
IQ and Deafness
Sometimes we misjudge someone’s intelligence.
Cochlear Implants & Hearing Aids Don’t FIX Anything
Imagine a radio station not quite tuned in – that’s kind of like listening with HA or CI.
Classroom Noise Affects More Than Just Kids who are D/HH
Background noise in the classroom (and outside) can interfere with learning for a variety of students.
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High Expectations for Deaf Education 