ERIC Number: ED436059
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1998
Pages: 50
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Deaf-Blind Perspectives, 1998-1999.
Malloy, Peggy, Ed.
Deaf-Blind Perspectives, v6 i1-3 Fall 1998-Spr 1999
This collection of three issues focuses on competencies for teachers of learners who are deaf-blind, living with deaf-blindness, and resources in Australia for parents and families of students who are deaf-blind. Articles include: (1) "Research-to-Practice Focus: Competencies for Teachers of Learners Who Are Deafblind" (Marianne Riggio), which discusses the development of 44 knowledge statements and 104 skills for teachers of children who are deaf-blind; (2) "Sign Language with People Who Are Deaf-Blind: Suggestions for Tactile and Visual Modifications" (Susie Morgan); (3) "What We Did for Our Summer Vacation" (Margery Sved), a parent's perspective on the American Association of the Deaf-Blind Convention; (4) "Seeing the Humor in It All: Living with Deafblindness" (Ronald Malcolm); (5) "The 1997 Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part 1: Changes to Parent Participation, Evaluations and Reevaluations, and the IEP Process" (John Killoran); (6) Part 1: "Finding a Summer Camp" (Peggy Malloy); (7) "Australia's First Deafblindness Winter School" (Mike Steer); (8) "In Australia: Placing Parents and Families at the Center of Our Planning" (Mike Steer); (9) "Research-to-Practice: Reducing Behavior Problems in Students Who Are Deaf-Blind" (V. Mark Durand); and (10) "Graduate Programs that Offer Opportunities in Deaf-Blind Education" (Peggy Malloy). (Each issue contains annotated resources.) (CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Coping, Deaf Blind, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Individualized Education Programs, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Parent Participation, Preservice Teacher Education, Sign Language, Student Evaluation, Teacher Competencies, Theory Practice Relationship
Deaf-Blind Perspectives, Teaching Research Division, 345 N. Monmouth Ave., Monmouth, OR 97361. Tel: 503-838-8885; Tel: 503-838-8821 (TTY); Fax: 503-383-8150. For full text: . e-mail: dbp@wou.edu
Publication Type: Collected Works - Serials
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Western Oregon State Coll., Monmouth. Teaching Research Div.
Identifiers - Location: Australia
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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