by Oran Tkatchov | May 15, 2018 | assessment, IEP/MET, language, learning, Literacy, LSL, Spoken Language, testing
The Auditory Learning Guide is intended to assist professionals in the beginning stages of learning an auditory-based approach. Click here to access the guide.
by Oran Tkatchov | May 15, 2018 | assessment, Deaf, language, learning, Literacy, LSL, Spoken Language, testing
The Auditory Skills Checklist is an evaluation tool designed to assess and track a child’s auditory capabilities over time. Click here to access the checklist.
by Oran Tkatchov | May 15, 2018 | ASL, assessment, Deaf, disabilties, IEP/MET, instruction, learning, Literacy, LSL, Reading, Spoken Language, testing
The Teacher Assessment of Spoken Language (TASL) is a tool to assess language of those who are deaf, hard of hearing, and/or with a language delay. Click here to view the form.
by Oran Tkatchov | May 15, 2018 | ASL, Curriculum, Deaf, disabilties, IEP/MET, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, language, learning, Literacy, pararpros, Reading, Standards, teaching
Reading fluency in deaf children whose primary mode of communication is visual, whether signed English or American Sign Language, is difficult to measure since most measures of fluency require a child to read aloud. This article opens the discussion of a new...
by Oran Tkatchov | May 15, 2018 | Blind, Coaching and Leadership, Curriculum, Deaf, disabilties, EEI, IEP/MET, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, language, learning, Literacy, pararpros, Reading, Standards, Teach and Enrich, Teacher Leaders, teaching
This chart provides milestones from birth to 2, 2 to 5, 5 to 7, and 7 to 9 years of age in the areas of literacy socialization, phonological awareness, print knowledge, reading, and writing. Literacy skills developmental age chart
by Oran Tkatchov | May 15, 2018 | ASL, Coaching and Leadership, collaboration, Curriculum, Deaf, EEI, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, language, learning, Literacy, pararpros, Reading, special education, Standards, Teach and Enrich, Teacher Leaders, teaching
This video from the U of A College of Education provides an overview of the importance of vocabulary learning, connections between vocabulary and literacy, and components of good vocabulary teaching. Click here to watch the video.