Deaf Education
Websites
Clerc Center Archived Webinars
Three Clerc Center webinars are now available for viewing at your convenience: Sharing Power: Practical Strategies for Power Struggles with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students, and parts one and two...
An online sign language resource - Study. Learn. Acquire! Includes an online ASL dictionary, a 'sign of the day', and information about sign language and Deaf/visual culture.
Deaf Students With Disabilities Network
This site is a resource for educators and parents of deaf and hard of hearing students with disabilities. The site includes discussion forums designed to promote information sharing and ongoing...
Deaf learners and successful cognitive achievement
This online video uses expert interviews and classroom footage to explore some of the conditions that lead to deaf students' success in an inclusive setting
Turning Tables at Gallaudet University: What is Normal?
Watch this video that describes life at Gallaudet University, a university for the deaf and hard of hearing. This Annenberg Learner teacher resource is from the "Neuroscience & the Classroom...
The ABCs for Teachers: Hearing Loss in the Mainstream
Watch this student-made video on the ABCs of hearing loss. Note that this link is to a .mov file and not to an embedded video.
Deafness and Education International
Deafness and Education International is a peer-reviewed journal published quarterly, in alliance with the British Association of Teachers of the Deaf (BATOD) and the National Australian...
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal integrating and coordinating basic and applied research relating to individuals who are deaf, including cultural...
ASL terminology for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math subjects (STEMS)
Check out http://www.shodor.org/deafstemterms/ for a resource with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math subjects (STEMS) terminology and...
Canada Deaf Sports Association
A non-profit organization that supports the development of the practice of sports within the Deaf community, particularly Deaf youth.
Texas Math Sign Language Dictionary
This is a dictionary of ASL and SEE mathematical terms. It can be used by teachers, parents, sign language interpreters, and students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
PROJECT SOLVE offers high school teachers a platform to provide students who are deaf or hard of hearing independent assignments for practicing and improving their analytical thinking and problem...
Methods and Materials for Teaching Science to Deaf Students
This website offers teaching strategies, sample lesson plans, and an online ASL video dictionary of math and science vocabulary.
This website has a list of over 30 famous Deaf scientists with their biographies.
The Shared Reading Project (SRP) is designed to teach parents, caregivers, and educators how to read with children who are deaf or hard of hearing using American Sign Language, and to use...
NTID SEA: Supporting English Acquisition
This website is designed to provide resources for teachers to help their students who struggle with English language acquisition.
The Fairview Learning reading program is designed specifically for students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Fairview's program provides individuals the literacy tools to construct mental,...
This Gallaudet University website provides instructional support and writing advice for educators and deaf or hard of hearing students.
This websites provides lesson plans and programs that use video stories appropriate for children in elementary school who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Bilingual Language Arts Activity Kits
A website that contains a set of 10 bilingual language arts kits to teach 10 different topics. These kits incorporate social cultural perspectives in teaching/learning for children who are deaf....
Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada
AVLIC is a professional association that represents interpreters in Canada whose working languages are English and American Sign Language (ASL).
Association of Sign Language Interpreters of Alberta (ASLIA)
ASLIA is a registered, non-profit society whose members are professional sign language interpreters who provide interpreting services to hearing, and Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH) individuals....
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Society
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Society (DHHS) is a charitable community based organization that has been providing services in Alberta since 1961.
This website is designed to help educational teams in K – 12 settings support students who are deaf and hard of hearing and who use educational interpreters to access education and social...
Raising and Educating a Deaf Child
International experts answer questions about the choices, controversies and decisions faced by educators and parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Science of Learning Center (SLC) on Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2)
VL2 is a Science of Learning Center (SLC) on Visual Language and Visual Learning, one of six SLCs funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and is hosted by Gallaudet University. This site...
The Deaf Studies Digital Journal
An online peer-reviewed journal offered in both American Sign Language and English. This journal provides a multimedia collection of academic articles, commentaries on issues of critical interest...
This website fosters the integration of American Sign Language (ASL) educational research into visual media and literacy. The main objective is to produce teaching and learning materials in ASL...
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center Resources
The Clerc Center offers publications as free downloadable documents on a variety of topics related to the education and development of children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
This site contains a list of Deaf Playwrights, scripts, videos and resources including a list of all deaf plays and deaf theatre companies. The primary focus is on the American Deaf Theatre, but...
This site contain information with videos on Deaf people's experiences related to World War II. The videos are in ASL, with captioning and voice-over provided.
This websites highlights the different perceptions of the deaf and hard of hearing experiences. This includes Deaf culture and an all-inclusive coverage on topics in Deaf studies.
The VL2 center publishes research briefs as a resource for educators and parents. These briefs summarize relevant research findings present recommendations that educators and parents can use when...
Providence Children's Centre works in collaboration with Calgary Board of Education, Calgary Catholic School Board, and Deaf Educators of Alberta to facilitate students’ transition from Providence...
Captioning for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Viewers
This web page provides information on captioning for viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH).
Explains the various RedCat audio products that can improve access to the classroom acoustic environment for all students.
*website is US edition
About FM Assistive Listening Systems
This site provides information on FM Assistive Listening Systems.
A comprehensive online sign language resource for educators, students, or anyone interested in American Sign Language. This site lists the commonly used signs for conversational signing in...
LifePrint: American Sign Language University
This website is designed to supplement/support ASL students’ classroom learning.
ASL Video Dictionary & Inflection
This site has a dictionary that shows 2,700 signs and how to use most of them in sentences.
American Sign Language Library
This web site is designed to provide ASL vocabulary for subject specific terminology found in K-12 classrooms.
Documents
The Bedrock Literacy Curriculum
Introducing a new curriculum designed for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students. This curriculum develops English literacy skills from a starting point that makes sense to the student who has not had...
Essential Components of Educational Programming for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
This link will bring you to the PDF version of the Essential Components of Educational Programming for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (Alberta Education, 2004) document. Here teachers,...
15 principles for reading to deaf children
This link will bring you to a document talking about 15 principles for reading to Deaf children created by the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center.
Alberta Education: Special Cases and Accommodations
Alberta Education supports the needs of students, parents, teachers and administrators from Early Childhood Services (ECS) through Grade 12. To ensure fairness and equity for all students, diploma...
Games/Apps
This website provides a list of the top 9 writing apps for the iPad to promote children’s literacy skills.
Videos
“I See What You Mean”: Visualizing English Grammar by Dr. Kristin DiPerri (VL2 Archived Lecture)
“Research on visual language and learning for deaf children continues to underscore the necessity for a pedagogical revision in the way we teach English literacy skills. However, there is often a...
Lessons Learned - History of Deaf Education Part 1
Learning from 400 years of deaf education that affected the world. Regardless of your view oral/signing or mainstream/School for the Deaf – you will find this very educational. Please note: you...
Lessons Learned - History of Deaf Education Part 2
The educational system in Britain that is discussed here has similarities to Alberta. This is important to pay attention to as our Alberta Government is currently working on changing the...
Engaging Deaf Learners in the Mainstream Classroom
This is an archived web conference, "Engaging Deaf Learners in the Mainstream Classroom" with Dr. David Martin, Dr. Mary V. Compton, and Mrs. Kathy Metzer. An English transcript is provided.
Documentary: Through Deaf Eyes
A two-hour HDTV documentary that explores 200 years of Deaf life in America. The film includes interviews with prominent members of the Deaf community, including actress Marlee Matlin and...
A short video that explains a few ways to show courteous and proper manner when speaking to a person who is deaf.
Tutorials
Tutorial: Communication Matters
Communication Matters! is intended for educators who have little or no experience of working with children and young people who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH). The resource aims to develop...
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