Current legal mandates call for all students to reach proficiency as measured through state reading assessments. While reading has long been an area of emphasis in DHH education, meeting this mandate
...is even more challenging when students with hearing loss have additional disabilities. This article summarizes results of an investigation of alternate reading assessments for students who are DHH+ and offers strategies for moving the needle toward improved assessment data.
This bundle of teacher information, worksheets, and activities include a range of advocacy topics from college preparation, to living indpendently. Students will acquire new vocabulary, use critical
...thinking skills to solve problems, opportunities for self-discovery and discussion, and above all learn the who, what, when, how, and why of self-advocacy. Though some activities can be modified for upper elementary, most activities are for intermediate to advanced learners. 41 pages. Collected IDs in the BUNDLE: S0XHLU0740, S0XHLU0741, S0XHLU0742, S0XADV0743, S0XSOC0744, S0XSM0745, S0XADV0748.
Standardized tests alone can miss vital language deficits in students who are DHH. This article uses current research to propose a common procedure for using language samples to assess and inform the
...teaching of language for students with hearing loss.
This information provides strategies for promoting the language and literacy skills of students who are deaf or hard of hearing are provided. It includes addressing language and literacy development i
...n the general education setting and developing speech, audition, conversational repair skills, etc.
This information provides suggestions for establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships in general education settings. It includes actions to establish credibility with other educators, ste
...ps for building effective relationships, methods of coordinating services, issues of placement and scheduling and differences between school cultures.
This form is designed to be used, with parent permission, to gather relevant information about a child with cochlear implants or hearing aids including all service providers, hearing device informatio
...n, communication checklist, MaP or hearing aid fitting information.
The Auditory Language & Learning Guide is an EXCELLENT informal evaluation tool for listening and language that can be used with students of any age and language ability. The 2 page checklist format e
...asily allows the teacher to develop IEP goals based on identified student weaknesses in the 4 areas of audition/listening, receptive language, expressive language, and social communication. Skills can be rated as 'targeted', 'emerging', 'mastered' or 'previously assessed' and checked off by date achieved. This assessment tool can be used from year to year allowing instructors and parents to see growth in a students language and learning.
This information addresses assessment issues, purposes, challenges and preparing students who are deaf or hard of hearing to study and successfully take tests. It includes information on the purposes
...and types of assessment and progress monitoring, commonly used tools and procedures, teaching study and test-taking skills, and how to make adjustments for grading.
This information describes the ways in which collaboration, consultation, and teamwork are essential skills for promoting students’ success. It includes factors that support collaboration, how to inf
...nfluence others to make changes, how to be an effective team member, etc.
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