This article presents the findings of an empirical comparative study in the Nelson Mandela Metropole investigating the difference between the written English of deaf children and the written English of hearing children and makes recommendations on how to improve the writing of deaf children. The psycholinguistic approach was used for the…

Describes how teamwork, consistency, and use of sign language helped a child with Down Syndrome and deafness to increase her vocabulary from less than 20 words at the beginning of kindergarten to 228 words by the end of first grade. Six specific teaching strategies are outlined. (DB)

Describes the Alternative Education Program for high-risk students at the Michigan School for the Deaf. Key program components include monitoring each student through a team approach and instituting a behavior-management program. Outcomes for seven students over a two-year period are reported. (DB)

A hearing teacher for whom American Sign Language is a second language identifies nine strategies developed for reading and telling stories to deaf children. These include: ask obvious questions related to the story, portray written dialog as conversation, emphasize points by saying the same thing with different signs, and adapt the story to…

Describes four teaming roles for special educators of the deaf and general educators. Specific functions of both the general and special educator are given for: (1) pre/post assessment of knowledge and skills of content; (2) organization of learning experiences; (3) provision of instruction; and (4) monitoring student participation. (DB)

Describes use of two-way video with deaf middle and high school students at the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind to communicate with other students using sign language. Provides information on structuring the interactions, the technical set-up, and useful technology. (DB)

Describes activities of a deaf awareness week in a deaf-education program within a public elementary school. Emphasis is on exposure to deaf culture and history in age appropriate activities, involvement of the entire school and community, and a Friday night sleep-over at the school for deaf and hard-of-hearing students and staff. (DB)

Addresses ways in which general and deaf educators can work together in inclusive settings. Specific suggestions are offered for both the general educator and deaf educator in the areas of behavior, placement, emotional observation, deaf culture, inservice training, team meetings, peers, and families. (DB)

Suggestions for a unit on the Holocaust for deaf students at the secondary level include begin with the big picture; emphasize people not numbers; explore literary accounts; use survivor testimony; and conclude with the positive. Suggested readings and sample chronologies are also provided. (DB)

Suggested books and reference sources for deaf students studying the holocaust include picture books, beginning chapter books, chapter books, poems and comics, reference books, deaf-related Web sites, general holocaust Web sites, and deaf-related printed references. (DB)

Describes an innovative program at the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School which integrates literacy skill development with auditory and speech services for students who are deaf. The program uses visual phonics; connects sign language, spoken English, and printed English; has listening/literacy centers and an assistive devices center; and…

Describes a special class to train deaf students of all ages in ways to work with their interpreters in mainstream school settings. The class uses explanation, role play, and questions to clarify the roles of the teacher and the interpreter and to stress the importance of flexibility in the mainstream. (DB)

The 250 most frequently used words in television captions are listed in order of frequency. This table is a correction to the table printed in the article "Instant Reading Incentives: TV Captions," in the September 1997 issue. (DB)

Suggests ways that schools and parents of young children with hearing impairments can work together to build math skills. Ideas for early math experiences that can be naturally included in everyday routines are presented in descriptions of five learning centers, focusing on logic and problem solving, time and money, fractions, conservation of…

Offers suggestions for utilizing hypertext to individualize reading lessons for deaf and hard of hearing children. Necessary hardware and software requirements are listed, and a detailed example is provided. Possible uses of hypertext in mathematics instruction are noted. (DB)