These strategies could be easily incorporated into any deaf classroom. I think it is important for children to have a good solid foundation in English for academic purposes even if they use ASL as their main mode of communication. I think this is what we have been taught to do all along. However, if we do have a child who uses ASL I think it is important to be fluent in both and to have an appreciation for the language and the culture itself.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Week 7
The CAEBER sounds like an awesome program. I had never heard of it until I went to complete this assignment. From the research I did it seems to be a program that teachers attend and at the end they are qualified to be on-site ASL/English Bilingual Professional Development (AEBPD) mentors at their respective schools/programs. According to www.gallaudet.edu CAEBER promotes a national collaborative effort among educators, parents, and
researchers who work together to respond to the educational needs of deaf and
hard of hearing children through these strategies
Promotion of the appropriate use of scientifically research-based language
planning in educational settings
Promotion of the acquisition, development, and use of both ASL and English
for academic purposes for deaf and hard of hearing students as well as their
parents and educational staff
Training for educational staff in the strategic use of ASL and English as
languages of instruction in educational settings
Promotion of an understanding and appreciation of language and cultural
diversity
These strategies could be easily incorporated into any deaf classroom. I think it is important for children to have a good solid foundation in English for academic purposes even if they use ASL as their main mode of communication. I think this is what we have been taught to do all along. However, if we do have a child who uses ASL I think it is important to be fluent in both and to have an appreciation for the language and the culture itself.
These strategies could be easily incorporated into any deaf classroom. I think it is important for children to have a good solid foundation in English for academic purposes even if they use ASL as their main mode of communication. I think this is what we have been taught to do all along. However, if we do have a child who uses ASL I think it is important to be fluent in both and to have an appreciation for the language and the culture itself.
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I like your break down of what the program is. And I agree with you, I didn't know about this until we had this assignment and I am very excited to hear about it! I also agree with you fully about using these strategies in our classroom. The languages that we use with these kiddos are SO important and I feel like there are definitely advantages to knowing about both of them. I also feel very strongly about other professionals in the child's environment having a good base of the two languages. My heart drops every time I hear the sentence, "well what if you are the only person in that child's life that can communicate with them?" I do not feel like these kiddos should be restricted to just one person who knows their language and I think it is our job to help incorporate other professionals in the language environment for the kids.
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