Education




		A Child With a Hearing Loss in Your Classroom? Don't Panic!! A Guide for Teachers *by: Mangiardi, Amanda* Copyrighted: 1993, Purchased: 12/9/2004 Category: Education, Media Type: Book This book is designed to help teachers integrate a child with a hearing loss into their classroom. It is written in a light-hearted manner, but the information on mainstreaming will prove useful for educators having concerns about how to teach a student with hearing loss. Topics include listing who is on the support team, what the educational needs of the student are, suggestions on scheduling, and what life is like living with a child with a hearing loss. Alone in the Mainstream *by: Oliva, Gina A.* Copyrighted: 2004, Purchased: 12/9/2004 Category: Education, Media Type: Book Alone in the Mainstream is author Gina Oliva's story of her personal experiences being the only hard of hearing child in the entire school. When she first went to school in 1955 as a kindergartner, she didn't know that she was "different." But when the other students reacted to music, Oliva didn't move. She began to feel alone because she couldn't communicate easily with her classmates, and because none of them had a hearing loss like hers. It wasn't until she attended Gallaudet University that Oliva discovered that her experience was common among mainstreamed deaf students. Her experiences are combined with responses from the Solitary Mainstream Project, a survey Oliva conducted of deaf and hard of hearing adults who attended public school. She matched her findings with current research on deaf children in public schools and confirmed that hearing teachers are ill-prepared to teach deaf children. They don't know much about hearing loss, and they frequently underestimate deaf children. This book adds emotional weight to the conviction that students need to be able to communicate freely, and they also need to know that they are not alone. Communicating with Common Expressions: Exploring the Idioms of American English *by: Mattes, Larry* Copyrighted: 1992, Purchased: 12/9/2004 Category: Education, Media Type: Book This volume includes reproducible pictures and worksheets that can be used to promote both the understanding and the effective use of idioms when communicating in English. The activities are appropriate for students 9 years of age and up. Over 200 idioms are included. Dancing With Words: Signing for Hearing Children's Literacy *by: Daniels, Marilyn* Copyrighted: 2001, Purchased: 12/19/2004 Category: Education, Media Type: Book The bulk of this book contains hard facts, research, and historical evidence about how a hearing child's education may be enhanced with the addition of sign language. Daniels also includes a chapter for teachers and one for parents with suggestions on how they can integrate sign language into their hearing child's education. Her conclusions show improved reading and spelling skills, self-esteem, and a higher comfort level with expressing emotions. Children can be full participants in language and communication with their families and peers at ages where their spoken vocabulary is still developing. Integrating sign language with a young child's spoken education is also an effective tool for establishing an interaction between home and school, helping teachers with class management, and has been shown to initiate an enthusiasm for learning on the part of the student. IDEA: Advocacy for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing *by: Tucker, Bonnie Poitras* Copyrighted: 1999, Purchased: 12/9/2004 Category: Education, Media Type: Book A great tool for helping parents and professionals determine what rights are granted to Deaf and hard-of-hearing children by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and how to fight school administrators for what your child needs. Helps with all avenues of education, whether you wish to have your child mainstreamed, educated in a Deaf school, taught sign language or taught with an emphasis on oral communication. Literacy and Your Deaf Child: What Every Parent Should Know *by: Stewart, David & Bryan Clark* Copyrighted: 2003, Purchased: 12/9/2004 Category: Education, Media Type: Book This book is a wonderful resource for creating a rich learning environment and strong support system for the development of literacy of a deaf or hard of hearing child. The guide provides parents with the means to make informed decisions regarding hearing aids, cochlear implants, speech reading and sign communication, with the goal of ensuring that their child becomes a proficient reader and writer. Parents will learn how they can create environments in their home, school and community that foster their child's literacy. The book refers throughout to the developmental link between American Sign Language and English literacy for children who use sign communication, making it the best guide available for parents of deaf children. Read With Me - Volume 10 - Stories For Your Deaf Child *by: Schick, Brenda & Mary Pat Moeller* Copyrighted: , Purchased: 12/9/2004 Category: Education, Media Type: VHS The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle is delightful storytelling for young Deaf children and children learning American Sign Language (ASL). The video can also serve as a teaching aid for adults seeking to improve their sign-language storytelling skills. The book is signed by experienced child and adult signers. Close captioned and narrated in English. Read With Me - Volume 11 - Exploring Feelings With Your Deaf Child *by: Schick, Brenda & Mary Pat Moeller & Kevin Williams* Copyrighted: , Purchased: 12/9/2004 Category: Education, Media Type: VHS Leaping cows, egotistical pigs and baseball-playing dogs will captivate young readers. Internationally acclaimed American Sign Language (ASL) storyteller Peter Cook captures the whimsical comic images with his creative use of ASL. This is a story that will help Deaf children explore their feelings, from angry to zealous, while learning how to play with ASL signs. Note: The spoken English narration on the video corresponds with the ASL storyteller and may not exactly follow the printed English text. Read With Me - Volume 2 - Stories for Your Deaf Preschooler *by: Schick, Brenda & Mary Pat Moeller* Copyrighted: , Purchased: 12/9/2004 Category: Education, Media Type: VHS This video brings to life the children's books Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and More Bunny Trouble by Hans Wilhelm. It's wonderful entertainment for young Deaf children and can be used in classes to help children learn American Sign Language (ASL). The video can also serve as a teaching aid for adults seeking to improve their sign-language storytelling skills. The books are signed by experienced, entertaining child and adult signers. Close captioned and narrated in English. Note: The spoken English narration on the video corresponds with the ASL storyteller and may not exactly follow the printed English text. Read With Me - Volume 3 - Stories For Your Deaf Child *by: Schick, Brenda & Mary Pat Moeller* Copyrighted: , Purchased: 12/9/2004 Category: Education, Media Type: VHS This video brings to life the children's books How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Suess and The Wolf's Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza. It's wonderful entertainment for young Deaf children and can be used in class settings to help children learn American Sign Language (ASL). The video can also serve as a teaching aid for adults seeking to improve their sign-language storytelling skills. The books are signed by experienced, entertaining child and adult signers.Close captioned and narrated in English. Note: The spoken English narration on the video corresponds with the ASL storyteller and may not exactly follow the printed English text. Read With Me - Volume 4 - Stories For Your Deaf Child *by: Schick, Brenda & Mary Pat Moeller* Copyrighted: , Purchased: 12/9/2004 Category: Education, Media Type: VHS Introduce your child to the wonderful children's stories The Mitten: A Ukrainian Folktale by Jan Brett and King Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood. It's wholesome entertainment for young Deaf children and is ideal for teaching children American Sign Language (ASL). The video can also serve as a teaching aid for adults seeking to improve their sign-language storytelling skills. The books are signed by experienced, entertaining child and adult signers.Close captioned and narrated in English. Note: The spoken English narration on the video corresponds with the ASL storyteller and may not exactly follow the printed English text. Read With Me - Volume 5 - Stories For Your Deaf Child *by: Schick, Brenda & Mary Pat Moeller* Copyrighted: , Purchased: 12/9/2004 Category: Education, Media Type: VHS This video brings to life the children's books The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister and Small Green Snake by Libba Moore Gray. It's wonderful entertainment for young Deaf children and can be used to help children learn American Sign Language (ASL). The video can also serve as a teaching aid for adults seeking to improve their sign-language storytelling skills. The books are signed by experienced, entertaining child and adult signers.Close captioned and narrated in English. Note: The spoken English narration on the video corresponds with the ASL storyteller and may not exactly follow the printed English text. Read With Me - Volume 6 - Stories For Your Deaf Child *by: Schick, Brenda & Mary Pat Moeller* Copyrighted: , Purchased: 12/9/2004 Category: Education, Media Type: VHS This video showcases the heartwarming tale If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Suess. It's wonderful entertainment for young Deaf children and can be used in classes with children learning American Sign Language (ASL). The video can also serve as a teaching aid for parents and other adults seeking to improve their sign-language storytelling skills. The book is signed by experienced, entertaining child and adult signers.Close captioned and narrated in English. Note: The spoken English narration on the video corresponds with the ASL storyteller and may not exactly follow the printed English text. Read With Me - Volume 7 - Stories For Your Deaf Child *by: Schick, Brenda & Mary Pat Moeller* Copyrighted: , Purchased: 12/9/2004 Category: Education, Media Type: VHS This video tells the tales of the popular children's books The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle, Owl Babies by Martin Waddell and Monster Can't Sleep by Virginia Mueller. Excellent entertainment for young Deaf children and as a teaching tool for children learning American Sign Language (ASL). The video can also serve as a teaching aid for adults seeking to improve their sign-language storytelling skills. The books are signed by experienced, entertaining child and adult signers.Close captioned and narrated in English. Note: The spoken English narration on the video corresponds with the ASL storyteller and may not exactly follow the printed English text. Read With Me - Volume 8 - Stories For Your Deaf Child *by: Schick, Brenda & Mary Pat Moeller* Copyrighted: , Purchased: 12/9/2004 Category: Education, Media Type: VHS The children's book Elizabeth and Larry by Marilyn Sadler, is wonderfully engaging for young Deaf children and children learning American Sign Language (ASL). The video can also be used as a teaching aid for adults seeking to improve their sign-language storytelling skills. The book is signed by experienced, entertaining child and adult signers.Close captioned and narrated in English. Note: The spoken English narration on the video corresponds with the ASL storyteller and may not exactly follow the printed English text. Read With Me - Volume 9 - Stories For Your Deaf Child *by: Schick, Brenda & Mary Pat Moeller* Copyrighted: , Purchased: 12/9/2004 Category: Education, Media Type: VHS This video brings to life Laura Joffe Numeroff's book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. It's wonderful entertainment for young Deaf children and can be used with children learning American Sign Language (ASL). The video can also serve as a teaching aid for adults seeking to improve their sign-language storytelling skills. The book is signed by experienced, entertaining child and adult signers.Close captioned and narrated in English. Note: The spoken English narration on the video corresponds with the ASL storyteller and may not exactly follow the printed English text.
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