Literacy
Learning to read and write effectively, is a challenging task
for many people, but even more so for deaf students. One of the primary
causes of difficulty with the English language is that deaf people have not
heard or have heard only in a limited way, spoken English.
In 2001, we began a new and exciting approach to literacy. This
program not only consists of reading and writing, but also focuses on the
strategies that students use to read and write. It is the how they do reading
and writing that is helping to enhance literacy.
At the beginning of the school year all students are evaluated in
reading and writing. Evaluations include: reading behaviors and difficulties,
text difficulty, letter identification, concepts about print, word tests, writing
samples, vocabulary tests, and evaluations of reading levels. From these
evaluations we are able to determine the level of book for each student. If
a book is too difficult or not challenging enough for a student, then interest
is quickly lost.
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