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Getting
ready for school - Early
preparation for later school experience
Deafness
and hearing impairment: Educational Implications
Starting
School: A guide for parents of children starting
kindergarten (NSW Department of Education
and Training)
Early
Childhood Education in Australia - comparison
of different States
Individual
Education Plans (IEPs)
How
parents can be advocates for their children
Education
- brief overview of the choices for children who
are deaf or hard of hearing.
Educating
Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Inclusion
Educating
Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Total
Communication.
Educating
Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Bilingual-bicultural
education
Role
of Itinerant Resource Teacher - Tasmanian
Department of Education but relevant throughout
Australia
Checklist
for parents when seeking an appropriate program
for their deaf or hearing impaired child
DDA Standards for Education 2005 - What they mean for people who are Deaf or hearing impaired
Constructing
a culturally sensitive education for gifted deaf
students
Educating
Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Additional
Learning Problems.
A
Look at Rural Families Weighing Educational Options:
Identifying the Factors that Influence Parents
as They Make Educational Placement Decisions For
Their Children Who Are Deaf by Vicki L Wolfe (A
US article but relevant in Australia)
Studying
with a hearing loss
Hearing
impaired students must work harder to keep up
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| Brochures
for your child's teacher |
A
Letter to the Parents at School -
Introducing our son and his hearing loss and hearing
aids to his kindy class and their parents.
How
to Have a Winning Year Teaching the Student Who
Is Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Working
with hearing impaired students
Listening
devices - managing the student's listening
devices in the classroom
Physical
environment - strategies for providing an
optimum learning environment for a deaf/hearing
impaired child in the classroom
Teaching
Strategies for deaf/hearing impaired children
in the classroom
Positive
classroom environment will greatly influence
the student's social and
emotional
development.
Classroom acoustics - why they are important.
Communication
tips for deaf and hard of hearing children in
the classroom
School sport and conductive hearing loss
Acoustic
modifications for the classroom
Helos
demonstrations provide a simulation of hearing
loss, including loss of volume and distortion.
Introduction
to Notetaking
Information
for school friends
Ears
- hearing problems This is a site for
kids and their friends
Language
learning disability and deafness: Intervention
strategies
Talking
and listening in K-6
"The
single most important activity for building the
knowledge required for eventual success in reading
is reading aloud to children." (National Academy
of Education Commission on Reading 1985)
Early
literacy
Early
literacy and numeracy - laying the foundations
Linda M Watson - Lecturer in Deaf Education,
The University of Birmingham
Raising
the Bar: Literacy for deaf and hard of hearing
children
Words
Alive! - Literacy and the Deaf Child
Roger J. Carver, M.Ed. (Former Director of Program
& Services of Deaf Children's Society of B.C.)
- some great ideas about encouraging literacy
in deaf kids.
Integrating sound distribution systems and personal FM technology
Prof. Carol Flexer. This article will assist you to understand the importance of creating an optimal classroom listening environment for children to develop proficient literacy skills.
Literacy
- a mother's story
Gabrielle Hill, BADipEd (Linguistics)
Reading
with your child at home
Getting
Ready for School
- The Literate Home Environment
Reading
Checkup Guide - Helping your children become better
readers
Reading
in K-6
The
University of Calgary has an excellent resource
literacy site
Principles
for Reading to Deaf Children by David R Schleper
Moving
Storybooks by Ann Porter
Books
not to be missed!
Spelling
in K-6
Six
spelling principles
Writing
in K-6
Discovernet
- Learning
gateway to Australian museums and galleries.
Kidcyber
- "Shirley Sydenham, a primary school teacher,
and Ron Thomas, a teacher and librarian, created
Kidcyber to provide additional support material
to help Australian primary school children with
their projects and research assignments."
(Sydney
Morning Herald - February 1-2, 2003)
ABC
- Count Us In - part of the ABC's Learn Online
program for little one
Wicked4Kids
- for middle to upper primary school children
- "Sydneysider Kate Booker designed the site
to combine fun and interactive learning, and to
encourage the development of problem solving,
reasoning, and spatial skills."
(Sydney Morning Herald - February 1-2, 2003)
| Good sites
for high school students |
StudentNet
is the on-line learning community developed by
Australian educators for students, parents and
teachers in K-12 schools and has been providing
this service free of charge since early 1996.
Free
Book Notes - additional study notes and summaries
of English texts for free.
Effortless
exams - managing exam stress
The
Maze Study Tips - "created by the South
Australian Office for Youth, it has tips for studying,
exam preparation, stress management and overcoming
the curse of procrastination." (Sydney
Morning Herald - February 1-2, 2003)
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