Browsing by Subject "deaf learners"

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    TEDI 2 Week 3 - Assessment Adaptations for the Deaf Child
    (2019-06-01) McKinney, Emma
    In this video, Emma McKinney, uses a real life scenario to bring to the fore, the challenges that deaf learners are likely to face with assessments. She explains the raison d’etre of assessments and underscores the fact that learners with congenital and acquired hearing loss will have different learning needs, hence different adaptation needs for assessments. She discusses a plethora of considerations that should inform teachers’ choices of adaptations and accommodations for each deaf child. She further shares common practices teachers can adopt to provide deaf learners with fair and valid assessment opportunities. This video lecture 7/9 of week 3 of the course: Educating Deaf Children: Becoming an Empowered Teacher.
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    TEDI 2 Week 3 - Interview: Adapting Teaching Methods and Assessments
    (2019-06-01) Swift, Odette; McKinney, Emma
    In this video, Odette Swift interviews the very experienced Emma McKinney who excitedly shares first hand experiences of teaching and assessment adaptations. She highlights her propensity for research and interaction with fellow educators and her use of the bilingual-bicultural approach as her modus operandi for developing practical strategies for teaching and assessing deaf learners. From drama to games, Emma discusses how these strategies ensure that her deaf learners have access to the curriculum and meaningfully participate in her lessons. This video lecture 8/9 of week 3 of the course: Educating Deaf Children: Becoming an Empowered Teacher.
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    TEDI 2 Week 3 - Interview: Practical Classroom Modifications
    (2019-06-01) Swift, Odette; Kotze, Elnette
    In this video, Odette Swift interviews the well informed Elnette Kotze, an Occupational Therapist, who shares her expertise on teaching deaf learners. Elnette effortlessly, discusses a plethora of modifications that teachers can make in their classes and in their lessons to ensure that teaching and learning practices are accessible to deaf learners. This video lecture 3/9 of week 3 of the course: Educating Deaf Children: Becoming an Empowered Teacher.
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    TEDI 2 Week 3 - Language Adaptations for the Deaf Child
    (2019-06-01) Kuhn, Tara
    In this video, Tara Kuhn eloquently makes the distinction between adaptations and modifications and focuses on those that may be needed to meaningfully include the deaf learner. Making use of visual aids, she provides very practical strategies to help signing children access the curriculum and understand concepts taught in class. She encourages teachers to be ingenious and think of practical methods that would work in their contexts. This video lecture 4/9 of week 3 of the course: Educating Deaf Children: Becoming an Empowered Teacher.