March 2021
Did You Know: Read Captions Across America Month
Did you know that March is Read Captions Across America Month? Turning on captions on the TV and movies you watch builds literacy and increases understanding for people who are deaf and hard of hearing. In many cases captioning provides access that otherwise people with hearing differences would not have. Check out the DCMP website for information about promoting captioning in school.
Parent Resources
Scholarships for students who are DHH
Check out this list of scholarships for students who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Minnesota Hands and Voices
has some fun upcoming events. Check them out in the activities section below and register if interested. Also check out the Hands and voices parent newsletter at https://www.mnhandsandvoices.org/news-events/focus-newsletter
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Guide
Many students who are deaf and hard of hearing have never met someone just like them and may be struggling with their identity as a hard of hearing or deaf person. Would you like to connect with a DHH role model in your area that could meet with your child outside of school and help them learn about things like peer friendships, using technology, self-esteem and identity, and thinking about the future? Lifetrack in Minnesota offers a program that you should take advantage of! Learn more about the program HERE and read about the guides in Minnesota.
Lifetrack Deaf Mentor
The Deaf Mentor family program is offered to families who have a deaf or hard of hearing child. They work with families and use research-based curriculum to promote communication and language skills. For more information about the program click HERE.
Book Recommendation
A Silent Voice Manga Series
by Yoshitoki Oima
Shoya is a bully. When Shoko, a girl who can’t hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other into devising new tortures for her. But the children’s cruelty goes too far. Shoko is forced to leave the school, and Shoya ends up shouldering all the blame. Six years later, the two meet again. Can Shoya make up for his past mistakes, or is it too late? There are 7 books in this manga series
Suggested reading for ages 13 and older
Upcoming Activities
Explorers Extravaganza Event
3/13/21
10AM -12PM
Hosted by Lifetrack's Deaf Mentor Family Program. Click here for more information or to register.
Desarrollando Lectores
Developing Readers
4/10/21
10AM-12:30PM
event for Spanish speaking families. Click here for more information and to register. Registrarse!
PARENTS ARE SEXUALITY EDUCATORS
Every third Thursday of the month
3/19/2021
7:00 - 8:30PM AND
Connect with Family Tree educators for practical tools, techniques, and fun discussion supporting healthy conversations between young people and trusted adults about sexuality.
Email bgehman@familytreeclinic.org to register!
MN Deaf & Hard of Hearing Children’s Family Camp
6/21/21-6/25/21
More information and to register: https:// camponomia.campbrainregistration.com
UBU Summer Camp for DHH Youth
6/27-7/2
You Be You summer camp is for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth in Sioux Falls, SD. Check out their Facebook page for more information.