Advocacy Notes: Family Wants ASL Interpreters
If the family wants an ASL interpreter is the school required to provide one? Question from the field: We have two students who were raised by Deaf families in ASL environments. Both have moderate to severe hearing loss with access to speech via amplification. The...Pre-teaching Vocabulary and Vocabulary Instruction
Many students who are hard of hearing or deaf enter school with limited vocabularies and language experience, whether their communication modality is spoken or signed. Given these constraints, vocabulary instruction is an essential and ongoing component of our work...
Advocacy Notes: Appropriate Programs for Preschool CI Users
What program is most appropriate for a preschooler with cochlear implants? While this question needs to be answered on an individual basis, a 2004 court case provides important insights into what an appropriate program is – and is not. Click here...
