I, too, have found that deaf students tend to have slightly lower Gsm scores than other scores in spite of Average in everything else. Some research a while...
Hi: is anyone out there using DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) at your program for the deaf right now? If so, do you have a...
Forgot to mention that Dr. Mike Vanderwood, our consultant, is interested in consulting with other programs for the deaf, especially in the southern California...
Patty et al.: I'm really excited about the innovations; Mike and Roland are great guys. However, the basic question for educators who serve prelingually deaf...
Thanks for this on-going discussion on DIBELS for DHH students. Patty, in my district we are seriously moving towards the Problel Solving Model district-wide....
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I wanted to wade in and add that an important variable to consider is the quality of the language environment in which a student is situated. I dare say that...
Grover Odenthal
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Dec 9, 2003 8:24 pm
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I very much like this discussion as well. I'm going to check and see if the IU I consult at in PA is using DIBELS to assess reading progress, especially in...
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Three Positions Available Immediately Applications Close 17 December Regional Coordinator for Deaf Services (Huntsville, Montgomery, Mobile) Get in on the...
The most recent JDSDE (or the one just before that) has an article by Diane Nelson on phonological encoding in signing kids. Seems to be a factor. Tane ... ...
There is research available about this. Carol LaSasso at gallaudet (previously in the Dept. of Ed; now in the Dept. of Audiology) does work in this area....
Margery Miller
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Dec 10, 2003 11:53 pm
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So this raises the issue of whether DIBELS is valid. If whole language programs have not been found to benefit hearing kids as much as explicit, phonemic-based...
Hello, I have been following the discussion on PA and DIEBLES..would anyone like to comment on the work of Bradley and Bryant, Garan and Krashen that report...
Yes - I believe that too, Jeff. More explicit instruction (many different kinds) in this area for the reading and writing piece of it - maybe whole language...
Margery Miller
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Dec 11, 2003 8:21 pm
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I agree with Jeff. Much as I hate to sound defeatist, we already know that the more hearing you have, the higher the reading scroes, unless something else is...
Hi Margery! thanks for the tips. Carol, Donna, and Melanie, may we hear from you on the topics in this thread? I have been pondering how the concept of...
Great discussion going on here! Is anyone out there using VISUAL PHONICS? What's your opinion on it? What percise programs are being used in your area to...
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Dec 12, 2003 4:32 am
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I think the bi-bi approach along with phonological processing and everything else that is known to assist in the development of literacy is the way to go and...
Margery Miller
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Dec 12, 2003 2:07 pm
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I do think that phonological processing strategies are probably essential to becoming an essential reader. One may want to check out this book and a quote I...
Grover Odenthal
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Dec 12, 2003 4:30 pm
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Grover, I was starting to get very depressed and you saved the day. In Indiana we serve students with a wide range of hearing losses using a...
I think the phonological processing piece needs to continued to be explored as direct instructional methods are developed to improve reading and writing ...
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In response to Jeff's comments/questions about teaching reading to D/HH students (below): Jeff has asked some important questions regarding the instruction and...
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Hey all! I sent out a message before looking for Ken Breslow's current email address, but I don't think it went through. In any case, if anybody has it (or if...
Don- Hi! Last I knew Ken moved to South Dakota and could be reached at CSD. The email address that I have for him is kbreslow@... I do believe that it...
Hey Don--Happy new year! HOpe all is well. Jeff Jeffery P. Braden, PhD Professor, Dept. of Psychology Box 7801 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC...
