Apr. 1, 2009: Living With Deafness

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Activities:

1. Cut out newspaper photos of people showing different emotions. Paste the pictures on a piece of paper. Now show the pictures to different family members and friends. Have them tell you what emotion they think each person is showing.

2. Find at least three events or activities in the newspaper that you could enjoy even if you could not hear. Explain why hearing is not important in these situations.

3. Find newspaper ads for at least four electronic devices that could help people who are deaf or hard of hearing communicate with others.

4. In what ways could a deaf student be helped to understand (a) officials' calls in a sporting event, (b) a homework assignment, and (c) a story about a friend's adventures during a vacation?

5. What would be the similarities and differences between your school and a school designed for deaf and hard of hearing students? List the similarities and the differences. Then write a paragraph comparing the two schools.

This week's standards:

• Students understand the similarities/differences in the cognitive, communicative, physical, social and emotional needs and abilities of typical and atypical children and adults. (Council on the Education of the Deaf: Characteristics of Learners)
• Students understand the impact of comprehensible communication, onset of hearing loss, and incidental learning upon the development of deaf and hard of hearing children. (Council on the Education of the Deaf: Characteristics of Learners)
  
  

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)