Sentences with phrase «of deaf students»

Those making these decisions on educational placements of deaf students need to be aware of the possible impact on the student's acculturation.

WASHINGTON — Little has changed for hearing - impaired schoolchildren in the four years since a federal commission concluded that the education of deaf students was «unacceptably unsatisfactory,» witnesses last week told a House panel beginning work on extension of federal deaf - education programs.

Using the six - step creative problem solving process modeled by major government and business think - tanks, these students researched, analyzed the situation, applied critical thinking and then implemented an action plan whereby each of the deaf students was provided with a portable vibrating alarm designed and programmed by the team.

Hehir examines ableist practices through a discussion of the history of and research pertaining to the education of deaf students, students who are blind or visually impaired, and students with learning disabilities, particularly dyslexia.

As part of a 1999 update to IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), Congress finally recognized American Sign Language (ASL) as an official language of the deaf student community.

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The list of entities eligible to spend SMFP money also would be expanded under the new budget to include «special act school districts, schools for the blind and deaf and other students with disabilities subject to article 85 of the education law, and private schools for students with disabilities authorized pursuant to chapter 853 of the laws of 1976.»

«We would like to see a review of the DSA for deaf students and give them a top - up to pay for interpreters for those courses that require more contact hours than usual,» she says.

The Research Ministry is asking for a 5 % increase in the 3 - year grants in next year's government budget, but Poinsot says the Finance Ministry does not understand the work of doctoral students and fears it might well turn a deaf ear to the idea of any increase at all.

Despite its initially rather forbidding weightiness, and its overall academic tone, this work has already generated much discussion among deaf people and students of deaf language, so achieving one of its primary objectives.

The camp is designed to meet the needs of rising fourth - through eighth - grade students who are deaf or hard - of - hearing, and it also welcomes siblings of deaf and hard - of - hearing youth and children of a deaf adult.

Age 15 to 17, most of the students were not just deaf, but also autistic.

Also nominated: Cate Blanchett, ethereal in her role of a teacher having an affair with her young student; Abigail Breslin as a smart, irrepressible offspring of a dysfunctional family in «Little Miss Sunshine» (she has her emotional hooks into everybody); Rinko Kikuchi, as a deaf grieving teenager in «Babel» whose life becomes a target in her world, and Adriana Barraza as the Mexican maid who becomes the victim of a border guard while returning from her son's wedding in «Babel.»

He starts a serious relationship with a deaf fellow student named Laura (Tammy Blanchard), and after learning from Murach that his poetry teacher Dr. Fredericks (Michael Gambon) is involved with a Nazi group, he begins his life of spying.

Students have full time individual support from learning mentors who are all trained to support the learning needs of deaf people.

In the future, Scott, a third - year doctoral student, plans to research schools of the deaf and how these schools are changing considering student population and technology growth.

For me, this experience has affirmed that my words do not fall on deaf ears, and that my passion does, and will, translate into the ambitions and triumphs of my students.

An artist - in - residence program at Four Seasons A + Elementary School in St. Paul, Minn., is improving classroom engagement with a student population that includes deaf and hard - of - hearing children.

We spoke a lot about that in the process of writing the book and in trying to capture the unique experiences that all of the students had, as well as Laura herself, who's a dyslexic, and Wendy Harbour, who wrote the afterword, who is deaf.

Kos says further research is now needed to complete «an important piece of the puzzle» — asking students who are deaf and hearing impaired about their own experiences and needs, particularly in relation to issues of identity and belonging.

For example, some public schools are incapable of serving blind and deaf students, who constituted 3,022 of the 88,156 privately placed students in 2004.

He arrived eager to learn all the fundamentals of higher education so that he wouldn't remain «tone deaf» to what his students need.

Scott's doctoral dissertation, Beyond the Fourth Grade Glass Ceiling: Understanding Reading Comprehension Among Bilingual / Bimodal Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students, examined the factors influencing reading comprehension scores of deaf and hard of hearing students at the middle and high schoolStudents, examined the factors influencing reading comprehension scores of deaf and hard of hearing students at the middle and high schoolstudents at the middle and high school levels.

At the Colorado School forthe Deaf and Blind, in ColoradoSprings, Little Shop membersfound deaf students so enamoredwith Voice - o - Vision — an adaptedblack - and - white TV that graphicallydisplays sound waves createdby speaking into a microphone — thatthey later returned to help those studentsbuild Voice - o - Visions of their own.

After all, I'm a former teacher and student myself, who struggled through high school east of Cleveland, Ohio, in the mid-1970s, and then taught deaf high school students in Columbus in the 1980s.

However, one ongoing issue with deaf students is the general lack of understanding about the population.

... They were dealing with students who were deaf and hard of hearing, so they realised they were kind of excluding kids who had some kind of hearing difficulty.

In phase one, deaf students» explored their understanding of sound and music by responding to a visit to «Stomp», creating sound and movement compositions using iPads.

Techfinder.org, au has been launched as a new online hub with specific use for teachers of deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired students.

Imagine the panic and sense of powerlessness of not knowing if a fire alarm sounded at a school - a reality for 14 deaf students at Mission Heights Junior College in New Zealand.

Limited to students with special needs, those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder; cerebral palsy; Down syndrome; an intellectual disability; muscular dystrophy; Phelan - McDermid syndrome; Prader - Willi syndrome; spina - bifida; Williams syndrome; identified as deaf, visually impaired, or having a traumatic brain injury defined by the State Board of Education; those who are hospitalized or homebound with a medically diagnosed physical or psychiatric condition for more than six months; or students age 3, 4, or 5 who are considered «high - risk» due to developmental delays

Amy shows her students that diversity enriches all of our lives, and Ocean City is now known throughout the deaf community as a «deaf - friendly» town in South Jersey.

The New York Court of Appeals held that providing a deaf student with a translator at public expense does not violate the New York Blaine Amendment if the translator does not teach the student religion.

Addresses the unique needs students in caseload, i.e., lifting and positioning moderately intellectually disabled, orthopedically impaired, severely and profoundly disabled students or signing for deaf / hard of hearing students

The different needs we've met include serving students that were suicidal, those who have lost a loved one, or learners that are deaf and hard of hearing, to name a few.

The school serves primarily deaf and hard - of - hearing students who are visual learners.

Dr. Cawthon is a national expert on issues related to standardized assessment and students who are deaf or hard of hearing, particularly in the context of accountability reforms such as No Child Left Behind.

Sequoia Deaf School's faculty and staff consist of highly qualified and skilled deaf and hearing instructors who educate and prepare students to succeed in both the hearing and Deaf worlds.

As a retired teacher of the deaf, I get concerned when reading articles that are upset with charter schools for not taking their share of special needs students.

Our preschool program emphasizes developing the language skills of deaf and hard of hearing students, while drawing upon the best practices of the child - development tradition in early childhood education for deaf children.

Collaborate with universities and teacher training programs to conduct research benefiting the educational needs of students challenged by hearing loss and to provide field experience for students pursuing careers in the field of deaf education.

By the end of this program, students will have a bachelor's degree in education, a specialization, teaching licensure and a master's degree in deaf communication.

Subject: Request by San Luis Coastal Unified School District to waive California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Section 3051.16 (b)(3), the requirement that educational interpreters for deaf and hard of hearing pupils meet minimum qualifications as of July 1, 2009, to allow Kathryn Robasciotti to continue to provide services to students until June 30, 2016, under a remediation plan to complete those minimum requirements.

Designed for teachers that already have state licensure in deaf education, this master's degree is meant to give teachers a deeper knowledge of teaching deaf and hard of hearing students.

DHOH services are provided to students who are deaf and hard of hearing, ages 5 — 21.

For instance, as Aggen asks, «How can we subtitle virtual reality / augmented realitymedia so that regardless of where the deaf [student] looks, they can understand what's going on?»

We are dedicated to developing teachers who are knowledgeable and skilled at meeting the communication, academic, social, and emotional needs of students who are deaf or hard of hearing and able to work collaboratively with school professionals, families and community agencies.

The waivers denied by the board came from the Madera County Office of Education on behalf of four schools seeking relief from a requirement that interpreters for deaf and hard of hearing students meet certain minimum qualifications.

I'd just like to say that, you know, if more states have schools like this, I don't think we would run into the problem as much as figuring out ways of how to teach the students like who are blind and deaf and so on and so forth to figure out how - we wouldn't have the problem of how to figure out how to teach them in the public school setting.

Sound assessment practices using interdisciplinary teams are important when identifying additional disabilities in students who are deaf or hard of hearing (Paplinger & Sikora, 1990).

Whether it be advocating for state funding for deaf and blind students, expanding career and technical education opportunities for these students, or working to expand teacher preparation programs and licensure programs for educators who teach in the deaf and blind communities, Matthews has maintained her commitment to ensuring an equitable education for all of Kentucky's children.