Education and Learning Approaches
History
deaf education has been excluded in being hired in early childhood, k-12, and postsecondary programs.
resulted due to barriers which include poor academic preparation, state competency exams, and other discriminatory practices
Identification
babies screened for hearing as early as a few hours after birth and referrals are made to audiologists if needed
Early education specialists are given training to counsel parents of the child and inform about options and opportunities about multiple paths for language learning, including learning about ASL and Deaf culture.
Parents aware with communication and language options help a Deaf child realizing his or her language and culture sooner
Education Legislation
meeting deaf adults is important for parents in order to learn how ASL and Deaf culture can support their childs abilities
IDEA and NCLB set that regardless of school placement, all disabled children should perform as nondisabled children do
IDEA
Part B- covers assistance for the education of all children with disabilities for children ages 3 to 21 years of age
Part C- protects infants and toddlers with disabilities from birth to age 3
Part D- Covers the national support programs at the federal level
Part A- free and appropriate public education placement in the least restrictive environment protecting the rights of children with disabilities and their parents and ensuring that they get an education
approaches
in the past, deaf children education separate from hearing individuals and learned English through reading and writing
Two basic programs for parents
ASL/English bilingual approaches
Uses ASL as the language of instruction and teaches English as a second language
ASL/English Bilingual
Provides access to both spoken English through the child's hearing aids or cochlear implants with the use of ASL using both modalities: auditory and visual
Goal is to help the child develop visual language and spoken language
Total Communication
can include ASL, can be considered a bilingual approach
may include manual codes of English along with fingerspelling, reading, writing, drama, gestures, and speech
Contact signing
a natural way of singing, comes out when Deaf communities who use sign language meet hearing communties using spoken and written languages
Manual codes of english
codes to teach English
combine ASL signs and invented English signs in English word oreder
Simultaneous communication
SimCom is harder for deaf people to understand
tc, simcon,and mce easiest communication modes for hearing people