Language First Learning Library

Deaf Education 101 by Dr. Natalie Delgado

Course description: This presentation will provide an overview of the fundamentals of Deaf education, including what general education professionals need to know. Topics covered in the presentation are: appropriate terminology, common misconceptions, language deprivation, roles within Deaf Education, hearing with amplification and simulations, and more!

Agenda:

15 minutes: Introduction and terminology

15 minutes: Foundations of Language Deprivation

30 minutes: Common Misconceptions and Hearing Simulations

30 minutes: Language Pathways, Appropriate Interactions, Common Accommodations

15 minutes:  Language Deprivation Learning Activity

Learner outcomes:

Participants will be able to:

1. Define common terms as they relate to deaf and hard of hearing students and their educational needs
2. Describe ways that language deprivation impacts the educational experience and identify ways to reduce its impact
3. List the various language pathways possible for a deaf or hard of hearing student, appropriate ways to interact with deaf and hard of hearing students and common accommodations

Educational Interpreters: Roles & Responsibilities by Jennifer Francisco

Course description: This presentation will cover the roles and responsibilities of educational interpreters in the general education classroom. Participants will learn how to best work with educational interpreters and how to support them in their work with the Deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) student. Participants will also learn how interpreters process information and interpret to the DHH students, and will leave the presentation with a newfound appreciation for interpreters!

Agenda:

10 minutes: Educational interpreters: Who are they?

10 minutes: Roles and responsibilities

15 minutes: EIPA scores and credentials

30 minutes: Myths about interpreters

10 minutes: Is my student ready for an interpreter?

10 minutes: What interpreters can and cannot do

10 minutes: Preparing for and working with interpreters

10 minutes: DCF/CPS

5 minutes: Certified Deaf Interpreters (CDIs)

Learner outcomes:

Participants will be able to:

1. Explain the roles and responsibilities of educational interpreters
2. Describe what interpreters can and cannot do
3. State at least one way to work with and support an educational interpreter in the classroom

Language and Speech in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students by Dr. Kimberly Ofori-Sanzo

Course description: This presentation will cover common misconceptions about language development and speech production in Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) students.  It will review the basics of listening devices (e.g., cochlear implants, hearing aids), how they work, and how they may not provide full access to language. Concepts such as neuroplasticity, cognitive fatigue, and multisensory integration will be defined and explored as they relate to the general education classroom. The presentation will also cover considerations for administering assessments as well as Educators and other professionals will leave with concrete tips and strategies to implement with their DHH students in order to ensure that they are fully accessing the curriculum.

Agenda:

15 minutes: Introduction to foundational concepts (i.e., language, speech, articulation)

15 minutes: Misconceptions about oral language development and listening devices

15 minutes: Considerations for assessments

40 minutes: Strategies for instruction and intervention

Learner outcomes:

Participants will be able to:

1. Explain how a DHH child can have listening devices and still struggle to acquire oral language
2. Describe one common misconception about DHH students and explain why it’s not fully accurate
3. State at least two considerations they will implement into their practice to ensure DHH students are fully accessing the curriculum