Deaf Learners : Development in Curriculum and Instruction / Donald F. Moores and David S. Martin, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Martin, David S.

Moores, Donald F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deaf children--Education--Curricula.

Deaf children.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 261 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : Gallaudet University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Thisin-depth collection by 17 renowned international scholars that details a developmental framework to maximize academic success for deaf students from kindergarten through grade 12. Part One: The Context commences with an overview of the state of general education and that of deaf learners, followed by a state-of-the art philosophical position on the selection of curriculum. Part Two: The Content considers critical subjects for deaf learners and how to deliver them, including mathematics, print literacy, science, social studies, and physical education. This section also addresses the role of itinerant services, as well as how to teach Deaf culture, provide for students with multiple disabilities, and facilitate school-to-work transitions. Part Three: Instructional Considerations Across the Curriculum provides suggestions and guidelines for assessing and planning programs for deaf students using meaningful contexts; optimizing the academic performance of deaf students with emphasis on access and opportunities; implementing a cognitive strategy that encourages teaching for and about thinking as an overriding principle; establishing instructional and practical communication in the classroom, especially in relation to ASL and English-based signing; and solving old problems with new strategies, including Web-based technologies, resources, and applications. The lessons of these assembled scholars coalesce in the Part Four: Summary as a general recommendation for ongoing adaptability, a fitting capstone to this extraordinary volume of work.

Contents:

I: The context

Overview: curriculum and instruction in general education and in education of deaf learners / Donald F. Moores and David S. Marin

Selection of curriculum: a philosophical position / David S. Martin, Donald F. Moores, and Pamela Luft

II: The content

Mathematics education and the deaf learner / Claudia M. Pagliaro

Print literacy: the acquisition of reading and writing skills / Donald F. Moores

Teaching science / Harry G. Lang

The social studies curriculum / David S. Martin

Revisiting the role of physical education for deaf children / David A. Stewart and M. Kathleen Ellis

Providing itinerant services / John Luckner

Teaching about deaf culture / Claudine Storbeck and Lucas Magongwa

Students with multiple disabilities / Thomas W. Jones, Julie K. Jones, and Karen M. Ewing

School-to-work transitions / Barbara Gale Bonds

III: Instructional considerations across the curriculum

Individual assessment and educational planning: deaf and hard of hearing students viewed through meaningful contexts / Margery Miller

Optimizing academic performance of deaf students: access, opportunities, and outcomes / Marc Marschark, Carol Convertino, and Doni LaRock

Cognitive strategy instruction: a permeating principle / David S. Martin

Instructional and practical communication: ASL and English-based signing in the classroom / David A. Stewart

New strategies to address old problems: web-based technologies, resources, and applications to enhance deaf education / Harold Johnson and Donna M. Mertens

IV: Final comments

Summary / Donald Johnson and Donna M. Mertens.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781563683749

1563683741

OCLC:

191726708