Resources for
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App for Automated Captioning and Translation
GREAT OPTION TO ACCOMMODATE STUDENT ACCESS
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- Support Students that are Hard of Hearing or Deaf
- 1 or 2-Way Language Translation; Many Languages Available
- For Individual Students, Whole Classrooms or Throughout School
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Featured Products
- SCRIPT 2nd Edition–Student Communication Repair Inventory & Practical Training–Printed Version
- Building Skills for Independence in the Mainstream
- Building Skills for Success in the Fast-Paced Classroom
- The Itinerant Teacher’s Handbook
Teacher Tools
E-Magazine for October 2019-2020 Now Available!
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Teacher Tools is designed to support all aspects of instruction by addressing underlying skills and word knowledge that support all curriculum content. There are articles related to current topics and trends, sections on developing instructional skills, student self-advocacy, self-concept and a forum for discussion of current issues and concerns. A Teacher Tools membership includes materials such as worksheets and activities appropriate for all school age levels and an extensive information resource library.
Resources Just For Young Ones!
Preschool Language Pack
$50.00
Developing Child with Unilateral Hearing Loss
$31.00 – $99.00
Achieving Effective Hearing Aid Use in Early Childhood
$31.00 – $100.00
Webcasts
Webcasts to help you improve the success of your students or children. Learn about effects of hearing loss on learning and techniques to improve child outcomes in the comfort of your own home or school.
Enhance your skill set, learn new techniques while earning your CEUs. Courses are designed to be practical with “use tomorrow” techniques to help you and your students!
Important Resources
White Paper: Estimating the Level of Communication Effectiveness / Access
White Paper: Estimating the Level of Communication Effectiveness / Access reviews the requirements for schools to ensure that students with hearing loss have communication that is as effective as peers. It provides specific recommendations for ways in which the level of access, can be assessed for students who are auditory learners and those who are visual learners, along with students who have expressive communication issues. July 2017
Communication Planning Guide for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
A series of laws pertain to special education and, specifically, students who are deaf/hard of hearing. This document reflects many questions regarding the communication needs of students who are deaf or hard of hearing. The Communication Plan incorporates effective communication guidance for IEP teams to feel confident as they plan for successful and meaningful communication access for students in the educational setting. 2016
Language and Communication-Focused IEPs for Learners who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Language and Communication-Focused IEPs for Learners who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing was developed by the Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing Minnesotans. This rich guidance document is organized in a question-based format and designed to help improve IEP formulation. 2015
Teachers of Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: A Critical Resource Needed for Legal Compliance
Teachers of Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: A Critical Resource Needed for Legal Compliance by the Council for Exceptional Children – Division of Communication Disorders and Deafness. This document reviews the foundations for why credentialed teachers of students who are deaf/hard of hearing are critical to providing appropriate evaluation, programming, planning, and student-centered instruction. May 2017
Our Updates
8 Oct 2019
Bullying / Teasing Happens!...
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October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Gallaudet researchers found that 812 deaf and hard of...
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24 Sep 2019
Determining Listening Challenges...
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Speech perception and listening accuracy cannot be assumed by looking at the audiogram - it must be...
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10 Sep 2019
Surface Learning is Not Enough – the Need for...
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Advocacy Notes
8 Oct 2019
Advocacy Notes: Responding to Bullying...
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My student is being bullied but the school isn’t taking it seriously! Question from the field: My...
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24 Sep 2019
Advocacy Notes: Why do the Ling Sound Test...
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Why Should the Ling Sound Test be done at school? Question from the field: Can you please clarify the...
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10 Sep 2019
Advocacy Notes: Key Things for Classroom Teachers to Know...
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What are the key things that classroom teachers need to know in order to support my...
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