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Synthesizing Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory and Deaf Pedagogy Framework toward Deaf Education Reform: Perspectives from Teachers of the Deaf
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Potier, Katie R.; Givens, Heidi – American Annals of the Deaf, 2023
In U.S. deaf education, disablement results from a normative interpretation of disability in the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act. However, Vygotsky's "Fundamentals of Defectology" (1993) allows educators to view current deaf education pedagogical practices through a sociocultural-constructivist lens and reject the current…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Students with Disabilities, Teacher Attitudes
Physical Education and Children with CHARGE Syndrome: Research to Practice
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Lieberman, Lauren J.; Haibach, Pamela; Schedlin, Haley – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2012
Introduction: Children with CHARGE syndrome often experience significantly delayed motor development, which affects their performance in many motor skills and physical activities. The purpose of this study was to determine the status of physical education provided to children with CHARGE syndrome. There were five main areas of focus: (1) physical…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Motor Development, Genetic Disorders, Children
The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies, Language, and Education, Volume 2
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Marschark, Marc, Ed.; Spencer, Patricia Elizabeth, Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2010
"The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies, Language, and Education, Volume 2," is an updated edition of the landmark original volume. A range of international experts present a comprehensive overview of the field of deaf studies, language, and education. This area has grown dramatically over the past forty years. From work on the linguistics…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Linguistics, Sign Language
Report of the Proceedings of the Forty-Seventh Meeting of the Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf.
Davila, Robert R., Ed.; Tweedie, David R., Ed. – 1975
Presented are the proceedings of the Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf, 1975, representing a history of the organization and a documentation of developments and changes in the education of deaf persons since the founding of the organization in 1850. Papers are provided on the following topics (sample titles in parentheses): The…
Descriptors: Career Education, Conference Reports, Delivery Systems, Educational Facilities