Video

I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the video we watched the last class. It was probably one of the best ones I've seen so far! It really made me think about what kind of teacher I hope to be and how I can make each students learning experience the best it can be. It was pretty awesome :)

Test

I logged into blackboard it said final was posted, but I can't find it. Is any one else having problems with it?

Shoe box activities

Shoe box activities are a great idea for children with special needs. We use them in a FMD room that I worked it. You can go to youtube and type in shoe box activities and you can get some example on how to make them. There good for elem. age students, it helps with small and fine motor skill.

Web site

This web site is great for ideas for your classroom and ext.

www.sparklebox.co.uk

Manually Coded English

I have never heard of Manually Coded English before now. I was looking at one of the websites that someone posted and read about Manually Coded English and how it is similar to ASL in that it uses a lot of the same signs, but different because it follows the grammar and syntax of spoken English. I have attached a link to a website explaining in more detail about this language, and also a youtube video of girls using Manually Coded English. For those of you who know ASL, when watching the video I noticed, as the description of Manually Coded English states, the signs used follow the words to a tee, unlike ASL. Where ASL has it's own rules, which are different than English rules, the signing is a bit different. I thought this information was very interesting! It's worth reading about and watching the video (skip to the middle if you don't want to watch the entire thing. It will give you a glimpse of what I'm talking about).
Manually Coded English Website
Youtube Video

Informational Website

www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/EHDI/CDROM/building/speech.html

This is a website that has a lot of brief but good information about how children with hearing loss build language skills. It is ment to be a tool for parents but I found it very informative and helpful. I hope you all feel the same!

Language Barriers in Deaf Household

This video gives the perspective of a hearing child growing up with deaf parents and a deaf child growing up in a hearing family who doesn't primarily speak English (2 language barriers in this family).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BETp47JAmMM