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Preschoolers on Tape: Getting Parents Involved.

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Curtis, Barbara S. – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1995

The teacher of a preschool class for deaf and hearing impaired children describes a project that used videotape recordings to increase parental involvement. Videotapes containing the sign vocabulary of upcoming teaching units as well as videoclips of various portions of the children's day in school were produced in the classroom and sent home to…

Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship

Yes, She Can! Language and a Deaf Student with Down Syndrome.

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Dennison, Wendy; Gorman, Maureen – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1999

Describes how teamwork, consistency, and use of sign language helped a child with Down Syndrome and deafness to increase her vocabulary from less than 20 words at the beginning of kindergarten to 228 words by the end of first grade. Six specific teaching strategies are outlined. (DB)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Deafness, Downs Syndrome, Expressive Language