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Educating Deaf Children

Author: Swift, Odette ; Kuhn, Tara Date: 2020 Many Deaf children around the world still leave school functionally illiterate. In some cases there is no allowance made for education of Deaf children at all. This 4 week course provides you with invaluable knowledge and skills about teaching ... Read more c b
TEDI 1 Week 4 - Education for Learners Who are D-deaf or Hard of Hearing

Author: Swift, Odette Date: 2019 This week discusses how to make the curriculum accessible for all - particularly focusing on those with severe to profound disabilities. This includes understanding some of the causes of specific impairments (hearing, visual and intellectual) ... Read more c b
TEDI 1 Week 5 - Curriculum Adaptation for D-deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners

Author: Swift, Odette Date: 2019 In this week, the concept of universal design for learning is introduced as a way of approaching teaching and learning to tackle any problems of exclusion from education. Building on the lectures from last week, this week, experienced teachers ... Read more c b
TEDI 2 Week 1 - A Holistic Approach to Teaching Deaf Children

Author: Swift, Odette Date: 01 Jun 2019 In this video, Odette swift discusses what is meant by holistic education in the context of a social and human rights approach to the education of deaf children. She highlights the rights of deaf people to full participation in society including ... Read more c b
TEDI 2 Week 2 - Interview: Facilitating Development in the Deaf Learner

Author: Hille, Jeanette ; Swift, Odette Date: 01 Jun 2019 In this video, Odette Swift interviews Jeanette Hille on the role of teachers of deaf children in facilitating the social and emotional development of deaf children in the classroom. She discusses the teacher’s pivotal role in building the ... Read more c b
TEDI 2 Week 2 - Interview: Facilitating Development in the Deaf Pre-schooler

Author: Hille, Jeanette ; Swift, Odette Date: 01 Jun 2019 In this very educative and interesting video, Odette Swift interviews Jeannette Hile, on the development of the deaf pre-schooler. Jeannette describes how children generally develop and stresses the importance of communication for children ... Read more c b
TEDI 2 Week 2 - Interview: Facilitating Effective Language and Communication

Author: Swift, Odette ; Hlayisi, Vera-Genevey Date: 01 Jun 2019 In this video, Odette Swift once more, interviews the very eloquent Vera-Genevey Hlayisi who discusses how language and communication development can be facilitated in classrooms. She begins by cautioning teachers to beware of the subtle but ... Read more c b
TEDI 2 Week 2 - Interview: Personal Experiences of Barriers to Learning

Author: Swift, Odette ; Kotze, Elnette Date: 01 Jun 2019 In this video, Odette Swift invites Elnette Kotze, to share her insights and experiences as a Deaf child in the classroom. Elnette discusses her mainly positive childhood experiences at home and school but also mentions the cruelty of some ... Read more c b
TEDI 2 Week 3 - Interview: Adapting Teaching Methods and Assessments

Author: Swift, Odette ; McKinney, Emma Date: 01 Jun 2019 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 ... Read more c b
TEDI 2 Week 3 - Interview: Practical Classroom Modifications

Author: Swift, Odette ; Kotze, Elnette Date: 01 Jun 2019 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 ... Read more c b
TEDI 2 Week 3 - Modifying the Learning Environment

Author: Swift, Odette Date: 01 Jun 2019 In this video, the very cheerful Odette Swift, herself a teacher of deaf children, discusses basic modifications and adaptations that teachers can make in their own classrooms to ensure that deaf learners have access to all subject content. ... Read more c b
TEDI 2 Week 4 - Cultivating Positive Change

Author: Swift, Odette ; Kuhn, Tara Date: 01 Jun 2019 In this video, Odette Swift and Tara Kuhn, happily share three levels of positive change that educators should focus on – personal, professional and systemic. They call on teachers to reflect on their own areas of strengths and weaknesses. ... Read more c b
TEDI 2 Week 4 - Interview: Becoming an Empowered Teacher

Author: Swift, Odette ; Rutter, Cindy Date: 01 Jun 2019 Odette Swift speaks to the very experienced Cindy Rutter who doubles as teacher and principal of Dominican School for Deaf Children in Cape Town. With many years of deaf education experience and lots of insights in teaching deaf children, ... Read more c b

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