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Schaffer, Laura M.; Schirmer, Barbara R. – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2010
Many deaf students struggle with learning to read. This is the case nationally as well as at the Michigan School for the Deaf (MSD). In 2006, the elementary teaching staff began working together to implement a change in their reading instruction so their approach would be systematic and consistent across grade levels. With the diverse backgrounds…
Descriptors: Deafness, Reading Instruction, Special Schools, State Schools
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Abrams, Stacy; Gallegos, Rosemary – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2011
In this issue of "Odyssey," Joanne Corwin describes New Mexico's statewide partnership among several agencies for the provision of early intervention services to infants and children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families (Effective Partnering of State Agencies to Achieve Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Benchmarks,…
Descriptors: State Schools, Special Schools, Role Models, Early Intervention
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Smale, Kimberley P. – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2010
Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (USDB) serves students with varying abilities and needs. At the high school level, a range of transition services is required to help this diverse group of students prepare for life after high school. USDB established the STEPS program as part of this range of services. STEPS is a training and transition…
Descriptors: Deafness, Blindness, Special Schools, State Schools
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Branch, Deborah – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2009
To assist parents with deaf or hard of hearing children who may need help supporting their child's learning, the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind developed Family Literacy Packs. These literacy packs, available to families within the state of Colorado, provide fun, interactive activities that help parents support their children's…
Descriptors: Special Schools, State Schools, Deafness, Partial Hearing
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Angeroth, Cynthia – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2009
In this article, the author discusses a transition program at the Iowa School for the Deaf (ISD) that helps students learn to search for, find and keep jobs. ISD's personal and career development (PCD) classes, which began in the fall of 2005, are required for the school's ninth through twelfth graders. The goal is to ease transition from school…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Career Development, Special Schools, State Schools
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Sees, Jennifer – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2012
At the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year, the Alaska State School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ASSDHH) was informed that they had met Alaska's Annual Yearly Progress as required by No Child Left Behind (NCLB) for the first time ever. This was incredibly exciting and worth celebrating since teachers had invested so much "blood,…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Partial Hearing, Educational Technology, Achievement Gains
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Horn-Marsh, Petra M.; Horn-Marsh, Kester L. – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2009
The Kansas State School for the Deaf (KSD) is a bilingual school where American Sign Language (ASL) and English are used equally in the classroom and dormitory as the languages of instruction and communication. As a result, KSD has been part of bilingual education training through the Center for ASL/English Bilingual Education and Research…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, English, American Sign Language, Special Schools