Partners in education : issues and trends from the 21st International Congress on the Education of the Deaf / Donald F. Moores, editor.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Moores, Donald F., editor.

Conference Name:

International Congress on Education of the Deaf (21st : 2010 Vancouver, B.C.)

Series:

Deaf education series ; v. 2.

Deaf education series ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deaf people--Education--Congresses.

Deaf people.

Deaf people--Education.

Deaf children--Education--Developing countries--Congresses.

Deaf children.

Deaf people--Means of communication--Congresses.

Deaf children--Means of communication--Congresses.

Deaf children--Language--Congresses.

Deaf children--Education.

Deaf children--Language.

Deaf children--Means of communication.

Deaf people--Means of communication.

Developing countries.

Genre:

Kongress -- Vancouver -- 2010.

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

ix, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, [2011]

Summary:

This book features all of the keynote addresses given at the 21st International Congress on the Education for the Deaf (ICED) held in Vancouver, B.C. 2010. The introduction gives a brief history of the ICED which began in 1878, and summarizes the main developments of each congress. Presenters at the 21st Congress address topics such as teaching students diagnosed with overlays of disabilities, deaf children who are also ethnic minorities or immigrants in their countries of residence, language diversity in deaf education, and problems faced by deaf students in impoverished countries. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction : international congresses on the education of the deaf, 1878 to 2005 / Donald F. Moores and Amber Moore

Partners in education : the 21st International Congress on the Education of the Deaf, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada / Janet R. Jamieson and Donald F. Moores

Congress strands and keynote addresses

Strand 1. Educational environments

The bedrock of deaf education in North America : center schools / James E. Tucker

Designing integrated environments that maximize student success : issues and trends / John L. Luckner

Strand 2. Language and literacy

A perspective on language and literacy issues / Peter V. Paul

New answers to old questions : literacy development in deaf and hard of hearing learners / Connie Mayer and Beverly J. Trezek

Strand 3. Early intervention

Early intervention with deaf children and their families : "why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!" / Alys Young

Strand 4. Unique challenges in developing countries

Unique challenges related to the education of deaf and hard of hearing individuals in developing countries : examples from East Africa / Nassozi Kiyaga

Strand 5. Educating learners with diverse needs / Donald F. Moores

Meeting the diverse needs of students with disabilities / Karen Ewing

Language diversity in deaf education / Claudine Storbeck

Strand 6. Technology in education

Potter meets Popper : how to collaborate for better deaf education? / Antti Raike

Strand 7. Sign language and deaf culture

The view from the periphery / Breda Carty

Selected abstracts

Conclusions

ICED 2010 : implications for the future / Donald F. Moores and Janet R. Jamieson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781563684951

1563684950

OCLC:

682895116