What materrials do teachers use for deaf children in the public schools?

Question

What materrials do teachers use for deaf children in the public schools?

Answer 1

Accommodations to Consider for Instruction for Deaf; Hard of Hearing:

Presentation:

Sign language

Audio amplification devices

Screen reader

Visual cues

Written notes, outlines, and instructions

Audio amplification devices

Videotape and descriptive video

Provide advanced organizers and outlines of lectures for student to follow

Use gestures (e.g., point to materials)

Repeat questions and responses from classmates

Allow student to copy notes from classmate

Use captioned versions of instructional films and include script when possible

Give interpreter instructional materials in advance

Learn manual signs and teach them to hearing classmates

Allow student to use telecommunication device

Response:

Express response to scribe or interpreter

Type on or speak to word processor

Use spelling and grammar assistive devices

Use visual organizers

Use graphic organizers

Answer 2

What kind of materials are you asking about specifically?  Teachers have a plethora of resources for their deaf students and most of the same materials used for teaching hearing students can be used for deaf students.

Answer 3

Since my D/HH (5-8th graders)students are in regular ed. classes the regular ed. materials are modified by the classroom teacher who will select the questions she wants. The most modifications I make are if I have a student whose reading is so low that I select 10 vocab words out of 30 and 5 major concepts and make up my own tests. Most of my kids can handle worksheets by using the text or teacher notes.

For students who need more than the reg.ed can provide, I use any tradebook from the teacher store which has clear, concise directions, examples and lots of repetition.

Steck-Vaughn products.

I have a couple k-1st  non-verbal, non-signing and use communication boards with Mayer-Johnston products

Answer 4

I have deaf and hard of hearing students mainstreamed into a regular education setting and use www.readinga-z.com for their English Language Arts.  These students are at grade level age-wise yet, are 3-4 years behind language-wise....so this reading program allows me to print what I need and create my own lessons from it.  

As for Social Studies, Science and Math....you take everything and water it down for the specific academic level your deaf/HOH student is at.  

There are tailored reading programs for deaf/HOH students...two that I know of are called, "Appletree" and "Milestones"....to me, they are too simple and mainly include fictional stories with cartoon characters.  I need non-fiction because so many of my students are not street-smart....no language or communication at home equals kids who are extremely naive.......

Answer 5

Unfortunately, there are not a lot of materials available specifically for teaching Deaf children.  It's really lacking!  Many Teachers of the Deaf create their own materials.  I teach math to Deaf kids... although a few of my kids are behind grade level in math, I don't typically have to "dumb down" my curriculum simply because they're Deaf.  Whether some believe it or not, they are just as capable as their hearing counterparts.  Nothing should be "watered down" for them.  If anything, I have to take a different approach to teaching - a highly visual approach has been successful.

There are a variety of eduational settings that could occur in a public school - mainstreaming with an interpreter, teaching a small Deaf program within a public school, working 1:1 with students, etc.  I'm not sure if my answer helps because your question is so broad.