Mar 30, 2020 | ASDC News, Audiologists, Educators, Learning ASL, Parents and Families, Service Providers, Visual Language
Sign and Read ASL Stories Reading sparks imagination, expands your child’s knowledge, and can bring you and your child closer together. Signing adds a visual component to reading and can help strengthen literacy skills in both English and American Sign...
Mar 26, 2020 | ASDC News, Audiologists, Educators, Learning ASL, Parents and Families, Service Providers, Visual Language
Have you ever wondered how you can get the most out of story time with your child? Watch this delightful video (below) of a grandmother read and sign a story with her grandson. You’ll see them signing and reading on the right side of the screen, and on the left...
Mar 23, 2020 | Audiologists, Educators, Healthcare Providers, Parents and Families, Service Providers
Literacy skills begin with books For young children, those books must be meaningful and relevant to their own life experiences. But for young children who are blind or deaf-blind, making this connection to books can be difficult because they can’t see...
Feb 18, 2020 | ASDC News, Educators, Healthcare Providers, Parents and Families, Service Providers
About the Book ABC Portraits of Deaf Ancestors was created for middle school students, their families as well as students of Deaf history and culture. It spotlights the lives and achievements of historical Deaf and DeafBlind people from a variety of cultures,...
Jan 14, 2020 | ASDC News, Educators, Service Providers
Education & Advocacy Summit 2020 Do you work in the field of Deaf education? On February 25th, Gallaudet University is hosting a FREE summit for all administrators and professionals in deaf and special education. It includes presentations and discussions on policy,...
Jan 10, 2020 | Audiologists, Educators, Healthcare Providers, Parents and Families, Service Providers
Multicultural Deaf Education in Rural Communities: Challenges and Opportunities for Capacity-Building By Laura Hernandez, M.A. Students of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds face tough realities that require multicultural sensitivity on the part of educators....
