language and the deaf
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Jessica Scott, Boston University Session 9, March 21, 2012. Language and the deaf. “In terms of a disability, I don’t view myself as having a disability…I function like any other hearing person can. My deafness does not deprive me of anything. I can do anything I want. Except maybe sing.” - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
LANGUAGE AND THE DEAF
Jessica Scott, Boston UniversitySession 9, March 21, 2012
FOOD FOR THOUGHT “In terms of a disability, I don’t view
myself as having a disability…I function like any other hearing person can. My deafness does not deprive me of anything. I can do anything I want. Except maybe sing.” Summer Crider, Through Deaf Eyes
AGENDA Discussion What is literate thought? How can we promote literate thought? Break! Housekeeping Guest speaker: Jillian Forschner!
GOALS FOR THE SESSION To understand what literate thought is
and how it might be developed To consider ways we can develop
literate thought in our classrooms To learn about the experiences of an
ASL specialist at a residential school for the Deaf
AGENDA Discussion What is literate thought? How can we promote literate thought? Break! Guest speaker: Jillian Forschner! Housekeeping
DISCUSSION: BETSY!
DISCUSSION BOARD INTERLUDE “I find it interesting how much stock we put
into be literate. We, as a society, believe that if one is not literate than one is not smart. But that is not always the case.”
“Especially after reading article #7, I can't understand why teachers are not properly using ASL for instruction. With all the research why do schools continue to implement unsuccessful methods on instruction.”
DISCUSSION BOARD INTERLUDE Bailey’s article "Integrative ASL-English Language
Arts: Bridging Paths to Literacy" was very useful. I think the 6 principles for application of bilingual education are outstanding.
Reading this article, I sure wished I grew up in this kind of environment with all six principles. I feel frustrated and disappointed that educators convinced my parents to put me in hearing schools, with no interpreters, attended thousands of “pull out” hours for speech therapy, and learning little stuff through lip reading. This is an inspiring article, and I look forward working with Deaf children.
AGENDA Discussion What is literate thought? How can we promote literate thought? Break! Guest speaker: Jillian Forschner! Housekeeping
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE LITERATE? Classic definition focuses on script
literacy: Ability to read and write We know that many Deaf students have
traditionally struggled to acquire script literacy skills in English, a language that they no auditory access to
We also know that these students may have extraordinary language skills in ASL and have strong cognitive skills
A DEFINITION OF LITERATE THOUGHT The ability to interpret ideas and be
critical of information (which can be presented in a number of forms).
Literate thought requires LANGUAGE, but not necessarily script literacy.
SO… Cognitive Ability =/= Reading Ability
There are plenty of people who struggle with reading who are of average (or above average!) cognitive ability
We need to consider more than just ability to read and write in English (or whatever dominant language) when considering literate thought
COMPLICATIONS FROM THE MATTHEW EFFECT
Matthew Effect (Stanovich) – originally applied to reading: The (reading) rich get richer, and the
(reading) poor get poorer Children are often expected to learn
information and world knowledge THROUGH print Which means that the reading poor might
not get instruction that is equal to their cognitive abilities
OTHER TYPES OF LITERACY Performance literacy
Dialogues, lectures, storytelling Captured on film (so they can be revisited,
in the same way that print literacy is) Caption literacy
Recorded performance literacy… with captions!
IN GROUPS Read over the example on pages 384-
385 in article 8 How is performance literacy used here? How does this promote literate thought? What do you like about this example? What do you dislike?
DO YOU HAVE IDEAS… About how performance literacy can be
fully utilized in the classroom? About how caption literacy can be used
to benefit students?
AGENDA Discussion What is literate thought? How can we promote literate
thought? Break! Guest speaker: Jillian Forschner! Housekeeping
BAILEY’S SIX PRINCIPLES 1. Provision of Language Models in ASL & English 2. ASL as First/Natural Language for Deaf Children 3. World Knowledge as a Prerequisite for Written
English Literacy 4. Promoting Metalinguistic Awareness and
Knowledge in ASL & English 5. Valuing Approximations in Both ASL & English 6. Involvement of Parents in the Literary Lives of
Deaf Children
IN GROUPS Think about these six principles:
How can these principles support the development of literate thought?
Have you seen classrooms that adhere to any or all of these principles?
How might these principles look in practice when applied to a school for the Deaf?
AGENDA Discussion What is literate thought? How can we promote literate thought? Break! Guest speaker: Jillian Forschner! Housekeeping
BREAK!
REMINDERS Today marks the first day you can
submit your final paper proposal The last day is April 11
Your Annotated Bibliography is due next week 5 readings on your final paper topic 300 word summary of each
AN EVENT Wednesday, March 28 6:30 pm, Wellesley College Science
Center Deaf Awareness Event: Lecture and ASL
Storytelling
Just FYI!
JUST A NOTE I will be out of town from tomorrow
until Sunday, so my e-mail response time might be slower than usual Sorry!
NEXT WEEK We will return to our Vygotsky book and
think about how we can promote literacy through interactions with our students
There will be no discussion leader!
AGENDA Discussion What is literate thought? How can we promote literate thought? Break! Guest speaker: Jillian Forschner! Housekeeping
AGENDA Discussion What is literate thought? How can we promote literate thought? Break! Guest speaker: Jillian Forschner! Housekeeping
SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!