Prerequisite: EDSP 6440    The study and application of the theories of literacy development, instructional methods/strategies and their application to, and adaptation for, students who are deaf and hard of hearing. Topics will include developing emergent literacy, literacy assessment, instructional materials development/adaptation, writing instruction, and literacy in the content areas for deaf and hard of hearing students. Teacher candidates will be required to participate in field experiences as part of this course.

Syllabi

Course Syllabus (MS Word 2003)
Course Syllabus (Adobe Acrobat)

Instructional Materials (per course session)

Session 1 An Effective Teacher of Reading
Session 2 & 3 Assessment
Session 4 - Pre-Assigned Article Discussion
Session 5 Teaching the Reading and Writing Process
Session 6 -Working with Young Readers and Writers – Emerging Literacy
Session 7 - Instructional Strategies – Developing Fluent Readers and Writers
Session 8 - Midterm Exam
Session 9 - Discussion of Language/Vocabulary development in D/HH children
Session 10 - Reading Comprehension JIGSAW Activity
Session 11 - Group Presentations
Session 12 - Group Presentations
Session 13 - Group Presentations
Session 14 Important Things to Know About Content Area Reading

Field Activity Assignments and Associated Rubrics

Field Activity & Rubric 1
Field Activity & Rubric 2
Field Activity & Rubric 3

Supplemental Materials and Resources

Course Handouts

A Deaf Child Learns to Read (PDF)
Development of Ability to Recognize Iconic Signs (PDF)
Effectiveness of Multimedia Reading Materials (PDF)
Effects of Cochlear Implant on Children's Reading (PDF)
Factors in Deaf and Hearing Children's Reading Comprehension (PDF)
How do Profoundly Deaf Children Learn How to Read (PDF)
Implications of Using a Phonics-Based Reading Curriculum (PDF)
Literacy Learning: Meeting the Needs of DHH Children With Other Special Needs (PDF)
Modeling Reading Vocabulary Learning (PDF)
Model of Acquisition as a Factor in Reading Comprehension (PDF)
Phonological Awareness One Key (PDF)
Predictors of Spelling and Reading Achievement (PDF)
Reading Comprehension of Deaf Children with CI (PDF)
Reading Enhancement Through Multicultural (PDF)
Reading "PAH!" I Got It (PDF)
Reading Writing Literacy (PDF)
Signed Reading Fluency of Students Who are DHH (PDF)
Speech Reading and Learning to Read (PDF)
Teaching Phonological Awareness with Deaf and HH Students (PDF)
Transition From Finger Spelling to English Print (PDF)
Using Visual Phonics to Supplement Beginning Reading (PDF)
Visual Phonics: An English Code Buster (PDF)
What's Really Matters in Early Literacy Development (PDF)
What Verbal Protocols Reveal About Reading Strategies in DHH Students (PDF)