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We Can’t Teach Reading and Writing in...
Developing written language is a skill that requires a strong language base. Like literacy-based skills, language and vocabulary are necessary for developing written...
24th Apr 2023
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Language and Speech Development Issues
12 Speech and Language Considerations ASL Development Cued Speech Information Math & Language Development Social Communication – PRAGMATICS Theory of Mind – Implications...
05th Jun 2021
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The Power of the Read-Aloud
The ability to read empowers success! Readers come from readers – those children whose parents themselves read and made a habit of reading daily to their child/children,...
09th Nov 2020
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Focusing on Vocabulary Building
Vocabulary building strategies are some of the most important tools an educator can have in her teaching toolbox, and teaching students to break apart words (morphology) is one of...
21st Sep 2020
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Missing Bits Results in Syntax Deficits
Students with hearing loss, whether hard of hearing or deaf, are at high risk for deficits in syntax due to their imperfect perception of the English language. Word endings,...
11th Feb 2020
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Pre-teaching Vocabulary and Vocabulary...
Many students who are hard of hearing or deaf enter school with limited vocabularies and language experience, whether their communication modality is spoken or signed. Given...
22nd Nov 2019
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Reading Comprehension Delays – An...
What does it mean to teach kids how to read text effectively?1 Initially, it means making certain that they can decode so proficiently that they can decode the words without much...
18th Feb 2019
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Hearing Loss and Sarcasm: The Problem is...
Individuals with hearing loss often have difficulty detecting and/or interpreting sarcasm. These difficulties can be as severe as they are for persons with autism spectrum...
04th Feb 2019
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Auditory / Sign Language Skill Development
Providing communication access to students often includes auxiliary aids and services, like hearing aids, FM/DM hearing assistance technology, and/or sign language interpreters....
06th Feb 2018
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Keys To Improving Reading Skills
Reading is foundational to school success. It takes approximately 20,000 hours of listening to speech before a child’s brain has clear mental referents for each of the...
22nd Jan 2018
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Math & Language Development
Math is much more than knowing your numbers – it’s LANGUAGE Articles and teaching tips: How Arithmetic Word Problems Help Language Development Addition: Using Math to Help...
28th Aug 2017
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Access via the Americans with...
Americans with Disabilities Act – Clarification for Schools Schools are required to ensure equal communication access. Communication access is a key component of 504, IDEA and...
05th Jun 2017
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