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- Deaf Like Me
- by Thomas S. Spradley, James P. Spradley
- Many people find this book THE book to read in regards to
a deaf child's experience (of course, that includes her family
as well). And this book is very good at showing you what a hearing
family goes through when a deaf child is born into it.
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- Help Me Learn Counting 1-10 in American Sign
Language (Book 1) [ILLUSTRATED]
by Joan Silvey (Author), Gene Silvey (Author)
A fun interactive book with illustrations and easy to follow
text. Teaches skills in counting, vocabulary and a foreign language,
American Sign Language while helping with communication between
parents and children both Deaf/HH (hard of hearing) and hearing.
Also, a fun book for anyone who wants to learn ASL. Series being
planned.
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- The Signed English Starter (The
Signed English Series)
by Harry Bornstein, et al
- A good book for getting started in learning to sign.
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Homeschooling Deaf Children
Advice
10
Reasons to Homeschool Your Deaf or Hard of Hearing Child and
Five Challenges to Consider
Dissatisfied with services provided within the school system
and weary from struggling for appropriate accommodations, many
parents of deaf and hard of hearing children are choosing another
path: homeschooling. Homeschooling offers some distinct
advantages compared to the school system. By Barbara L. M. Handley.
Another Path:
Homeschooling Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children
A comprehensive guide to homeschooling your deaf or hard of hearing
child.
Support
Groups
Deaf Homeschool Network
Email link to a nationwide group designed for supporting and
networking families who homeschool their deaf or hard-of-hearing
children. Contact Marilyn Agenbroad, 116 Jerome, Silverton, OR
97381, for more information
Deaf Moms Homeschooling
8225 Hwy. 41
Paso Robles, CA 93446
Online
Support
Deaf/HOH
Christian Homeschool
A group of Christian Homeschool of deaf or hard of hearing parents
share their teaching tips, ideas, views based on biblical principles.
Deaf
Homeschool
This is a support group and information clearinghouse for parents
who are homeschooling deaf or hard-of-hearing children. You may
also subscribe by sending a blank message to deafhomeschool-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Homeschooling
Deaf Children
About.com Deafness Guide, Jamie Berke, has links concerning deafness.
She also has a lively chat room usually full of hard of hearing
folks willing to help.
Homeschool
Language-Impaired forum
Open to people who have an interest in educating language-impaired
or learning-disabled children.
ParentDeaf-HH@Listserve.Kent.Edu
How to join and post to this listserve, as well as archives dating
back to 2000.
Resources
ASL Access Video Collections
Christine Wixtrom is a
homeschool parent who runs a fully volunteer non-profit organization
with a mission for placement of ASL videos in public libraries.
She has overseen the placement of fourteen ASL Access Video Collections,
nationwide. Ten are open, and four more will come, soon. Perhaps
you could help, too.
Cued Speech
Community resources for those using the cued speech materials.
Described and Captioned
Media Program
We are a free-lending library of open-captioned videos. We are
funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by
the National Association of the Deaf. Currently, we have around
4,000 captioned videos in our collection and are adding more
each year.
National Cued Speech
Association
Cued Speech is a sound-based visual communication system which,
in English, uses eight handshapes in four different locations
("cues") in combination with the natural mouth movements
of speech, to make all the sounds of spoken language look different.
Sign Language
SignBankSite
Sign writing allows you to read and write in sign language, to
learn it and do research. It allows stories and plays to be written
in sign language specifically.
Teaching
ASL to Homeschoolers
About.com Guide, Jamie Berke, interviews homeschooling parent
Michele Lewis about how she taught her family American Sign Language.
More free Sign
Language Sites for Kids
Teaching
Options in Deaf Education
An impressive number of parents that have deaf children have
decided to either homeschool full-time, or homeschool part-time
as a supplement to regular education. (Use your browser's Find
command to locate information almost at the bottom of this web
page about homeschooling deaf children.)
Tech
Ed Reviews
A clearinghouse for sharing technology evaluation information
among parents, educational programs and agencies concerned with
the educational needs of deaf and hard of hearing individuals.
Curriculum
Vendors for Visual Learners
Butte Publications
Packed with resources for the deaf and hard of hearing. Materials
for parents, young children and teens.
Signing Time
Alex (who can hear) and Leah, (who is Deaf) extend an invitation
to infants and children: "Come sign with us"! They
introduce tot-friendly American Sign Language (ASL) signs in
a playful way-with real children of varying ages proudly showing
their signs.
SigningOnline
We offer web-based courses, designed to effectively teach you
American Sign Language at your own pace from anywhere in the
world. If A to Z Home's Cool visitors enter the following promotion
code when enrolling in our ASL101 course, you will receive $5
off: HOMESCHOOLING
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- Books To Help You Homeschool Deaf
Children
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- American Sign Language the Easy Way
by David Stewart
- Even if you do not have access to a formal class in ASL,
this book gives an excellent introduction to deaf culture and
American Sign Language.
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- A
Journey into the Deaf-World
by Harlan L. Lane, Robert Hoffmeister, Ben Bahan
- It is the tight-knit society (some million strong in the
U. S. ) that calls itself, in American Sign Language, the "Deaf-World".
It has a history, a flourishing culture, and a political agenda.
A Journey Into The Deaf-World is a compelling story of this much
misunderstood minority as it struggles for self-determination.
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- The
Joy of Signing : The Illustrated Guide for Mastering Sign Language
and the Manual Alphabet
by Lottie L. Riekehof
- If you're starting a study group or a class, or even if you're
taking a class and using a different text, this is a great book
to have on your reference shelf.
- Signing for Kids
by Mickey Flodin
- The first signing manual written for kids, this invaluable
learning guide is created especially for eight to fourteen-year-olds.
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- T-Shirts iron-on transfer for kids that say "I cannot
hear you. Tap me on the shoulder," can help hearing impaired
children at park days and in other social situations. Order from
Hearing Impaired.net.
- Voice/vco 480-837-0190
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