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
by Oran Tkatchov | May 16, 2018 | ASL, Deaf, EEI, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, language, learning, Literacy, pararpros, Reading, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, teaching, webinar, Writing
This webinar from Dr. Connie Mayer and the Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium discusses how to teach writing to students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Click here to watch the webinar.
by Oran Tkatchov | May 16, 2018 | EEI, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, language, learning, Literacy, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, teaching
This article explains the Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) method. It is a very simple activity designed to build students’ background knowledge and develop thinking skills that use detail to enhance understanding. Click here to read the article.
by Oran Tkatchov | May 15, 2018 | ASL, Curriculum, Deaf, EEI, IEP/MET, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, language, learning, Literacy, Reading, Spoken Language, Teach and Enrich, Teacher Leaders, teaching
This video from the U of A College of Education explains the importance of fingerspelling and reading, and provides examples and tips to improve instruction. Click here to view the video.