by Oran Tkatchov | Sep 5, 2018 | ASL, Behavior, Deaf, IDEA, instruction, language, learning
Read about educators and researchers taking steps to address language deprivation in the classroom. Click here to read the article.
by Oran Tkatchov | Aug 20, 2018 | assessment, instruction, language, learning, LSL, special education, Spoken Language
This article explains how by using informal assessments, teachers can target students’ specific problem areas, adapt instruction, and intervene earlier rather than later. Click here to read the article.
by Oran Tkatchov | Aug 20, 2018 | assessment, language, LSL, SLP, Spoken Language, Strategies, testing
This article provides a four-step process to quickly and accurately collect a language sample. Click here to read the article.
by Oran Tkatchov | May 17, 2018 | ASL, assessment, Deaf, Early Childhood, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, language, learning, Literacy, Spoken Language, Standards, Teach and Enrich, teaching, testing
This checklist, based on the ASL Standards, provides an overview of ASL skills a student should know prior to entering kindergarten. Foundational Kinder Ready Skills Checklist-ASL Content Standards
by Oran Tkatchov | May 16, 2018 | ASL, assessment, Coaching and Leadership, Deaf, deaf-blind, disabilties, Early Childhood, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, language, learning, Literacy, pararpros, special education, Spoken Language, Strategies, teaching
This document from the California School for the Deaf’s Early Childhood Education Department provides a list of developmental stages for children when learning ASL. ASL-Stages-of-Development-Assmt