Interactive Whiteboards Benefit Inclusive Teaching
Interactive whiteboards altered teaching practices at St Columba’s Girls National School in Co Cork, after its deaf pupils benefited from the tools. St Columba’s GNS, which has a facility for deaf students and teaches all its 600 students sign language, quickly realised the value of the whiteboards. When teaching new concepts in class, visual images and
A Cochlear Implant – An Individual Perspective
Cochlear implants can be controversial – and many parents wonder if they are making the right choice on behalf of their baby or young child. In this piece, “T”, who received an implant as a teenager, tells his story. Until I received my cochlear implant, I was blissfully unaware of the changes I would undergo
How France Educates Children Who Are Deaf
France, where the first sign language originated and influenced American & European sign languages, has a mixed system for educating deaf children. About 12,000 deaf children and adolescents are currently in the education system in France, out of an estimated population of 61.5 million. An estimated 500 deaf students are in third-level education – but partially deaf
One Teacher’s View: Deaf Students At College
Many teachers or lecturers who are assigned a deaf student in their classes, can only see potential disadvantages and no way to circumvent these. Andy Kohn, who taught a deaf student at a VEC, believes otherwise. ” A deaf student in a mainstream college class has, for me, advantages rather than disadvantages. Admittedly, I teach photography, a
Natural Child-Family Language Development
With modern hearing-aids and cochlear implants, many deaf kids soak up language without any obvious reinforcement. Some with cochlear implants learn by overhearing incidentally. Others need natural language practice with their families, at home or out and about. Daily, simple interaction with your kids is what’s required. The key points are: Parents who understand their
A Hearing Dog Called Smudge
Hearing Dogs – not yet widely seen in Ireland – are companions to deaf people, and alert their owners to everyday sounds like doorbells, door-knocks, phones and cooker timers that otherwise might go unheard. Smudge the Hearing Dog features in this contribution to the website by his owner Tina Lannin, from Co Derry & Co Down, but who now lives in
Educational Supports for Deaf Children in Ireland
No two deaf children are the same: their educational experience reflects their deafness, hearing devices worn, family background, infant language intervention and their personality. Over 3,370 deaf children in Ireland (90%) are mainstream-educated, with under 4% using sign language (NCSE, 2011). Spoken language for deaf children is chosen by 89% to 95% of hearing families in the US (Teresa
eBook: Teaching A Deaf Child To Hear And Speak
Edited by Caroline Carswell