EDU 675 - Sign Language and Teaching to the Deaf/Hard of Hearing (3)

This course is intended to teach individuals how to communicate with the deaf using sign language. Objectives include: involvement in activities to become more aware of deaf culture, finger-spelling, total communication, decisions parents face as they care for their deaf child, interpreter issues, and learning how to make accommodations in the main-stream classroom for deaf or hard of hearing students. The use of assistive technology for the deaf or hard of hearing is also demonstrated and discussed in this course. Individuals in this class gain useful and appropriate teaching strategies for deaf or hard of hearing students. At the end of the course, students are expected to demonstrate their understanding of sign and how to develop a positive classroom/school experience for the deaf or hard-of-hearing student.