This page lists comprehensive resources for parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing children:
American Sign Language (ASL)
Clerc Center Resources
- K-12 ASL Content Standards
- Frequently Asked Questions: Considerations for Using an ASL and Spoken English Bilingual Approach with Young Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Learning American Sign Language: Books, Media, Classes
- Sign Language Use for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Hearing Babies: The Evidence Supports It (in collaboration with ASDC)
- Sign Language Specialty Items
- Language Learning Through Eye and Ear (webcast, 2017)
- Dispelling Myths of Language Acquisition (webcast, 2016)
- Maximizing Language Acquisition: ASL and Spoken English (webcast, 2016)
- Bilingual Storybook Apps: An Interactive Reading Experience for Children (2015)
- Developing ASL Text in the Bilingual Classroom (2015)
- Pioneering Program Teaches Families Sign Language Through Tele-intervention (2015)
- Deaf Role Models Making a Critical Difference in New Mexico (2011)
Gallaudet University Resources
- ASL Connect
- Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2)
- Visual Language Visual Learning Center (VL2): Research Briefs
- VL2 Parent Information Package
- Research Brief 9: Family Involvement in ASL Acquisition
- VL2: ASL Assessment Toolkits
- VL2: Visual Communication and Sign Language Checklist (VCSL)
- VL2 Storybook Apps
Additional Resources
- American Academy of Pediatrics Journal article: Should All Deaf Children Learn Sign Language? (July 2015)
- American Sign Language (CDC)
- ASLIZED!
- American Sign Language Linguistic Research Project (ASLLRP) (Boston University)
- Common Core Standards (California School for the Deaf, Riverside)
- Deafhood Foundation
- Deaf/Hard of Hearing Adult Involvement Learning Community (NCHAM)
- Georgetown University Sign Language Research Lab (SLRL)
- Communication Considerations: American Sign Language (Hands & Voices)
- Language Equality and Acquisition for Deaf Kids (LEAD-K)
- American Sign Language (NIDCD)
- Salk Institute – Lab for Neuroscience – ASL Studies
- Ski Hi: Deaf Mentor Program
- Through Your Child’s Eyes: American Sign Language (CSUN, video, 2011)
- Eyes for Early Language Learning; Promoting Visual Strategies for Deaf Children (2016)
- Sign Language Assessment (2015)
ASL Classes (Illinois-based)
- Blackhawk College
- Center for Sight and Hearing
- Center on Deafness
- Centers for Independent Living
- Chicago Hearing Society (CHS)
- City Colleges of Chicago
- College of Dupage
- College of Lake County (CLC)
- Columbia College
- Community Christian Church, Yellow Box Theater
- Deaf Way Interpreting Services (Southern Illinois)
- Elgin Community College (ECC)
- Elmhurst College
- Harper College
- Heartland Community College
- Illinois Central College
- Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
- John Powers Center
- McHenry County College (MCC)
- MacMurray College
- Moraine Valley Community College
- Northern Illinois University
- Northwestern IL Association (NIA)
- Southern Illinois University
- Southwestern Illinois College, Belleville Campus
- Triton College
- Waubonsee Community College (WCC)
Assistive Technology
Clerc Center Resources
- Educating Students Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: A Guide for Professionals in General Education Settings (2016)
- Auditory Technology and its Impact on Bilingual Deaf Education (2015)
- For All Students Everywhere: Technology Means Independence in a Beautiful Digital World (2015)
- Captions, Whiteboards, Animation, and Videos: Technology Improves Access (2015)
- iPads for Access, Independence, and Achievement (2015)
- Developing ASL Text in the Bilingual Classroom (2015)
- Screen Recording: An Essential Classroom Tool (2015)
- Powering Up Technology from Passive Access to Active Integration (2015)
- Assistive Technology in the Classroom Benefits Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (2015, Odyssey Extra)
Gallaudet University Resources
Additional Resources
Auditory Assistive Technology
- Assistive Devices for People with Hearing, Voice, Speech, or Language Disorders (NIDCD)
- Assistive Technology (AG Bell)
- Connecting Hearing Devices to Computers or iPads
- Hearing Assistive Technology (HATS) (ASHA)
- Hearing Assistive Technology (Hearing Loss Association of America)
- Hearing Assistive Technology (Educational Audiology Association)
- Remote Microphone Hearing Assistance Technologies for Children and Youth from Birth to 21 Years
- Quiet Classrooms
- Separating the Roles of Teachers of the Deaf and Educational Audiologists (2017)
- Assistive Listening Devices for the Classroom (2016)
- Audiology in the Classroom: Modifying the Classroom Environment for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (2016)
- Hearing Assistive Technologies in the Classroom (2016)
Visual Assistive Technology
- Captioned Telephones (AG Bell)
- C-Print System (NTID)
- Described and Captioned Media (DCMP)
- Closed Captioning of Video Programming on TV
- Closed Captioning of Video Programming Delivered Using Internet Protocol (IP)
- Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS)
- Hearing Loss Association of America
- Captioning and CART
- Making the World Accessible for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Children Through Technology (NCHAM-EHDI)
- National Association of the Deaf
- Communication Access Realtime Translation
- Captioning For Access
- Video Remote Interpreting-VRI
- National Captioning Institute (NCI)
- National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (iCanConnect)
- RealTimeText.Org
- Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc. (TDI)
- Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program Association (TEDPA)
Visual Assistive Technology Equipment: Retail
Deaf Culture
Clerc Center Resources
- 200 Years of Deaf Education in America
- Books about Deaf Culture (Clerc Center Archives)
- Books about People Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, for Young Readers (Clerc Center Archives)
- Deaf Role Models Making a Critical Difference in New Mexico (2011)
Gallaudet University Resources
Additional resources
- American Deaf Culture (Holcomb)
- Community and Culture – Frequently Asked Questions (NAD)
- Deaf Community Support for Families: The Best of Partnerships (NCHAM)
- Deaf/Hard of Hearing Adult Involvement Learning Community (NCHAM)
- Deaf Culture and Community (Hands and Voices)
- Deafhood Foundation
- Deaf Professional Arts Network (D-PAN)
- De’VIA Curriculum
- International Committee of Sports for the Deaf – Deaflympics
- National Theatre of the Deaf (NTD)
- Ski Hi: Deaf Mentor Program
- Through Deaf Eyes
- World Federation of the Deaf (WFD)
Deaf Education
Clerc Center Resources
- Educating Students Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: A Guide for Professionals in General Education Settings (2016)
- 200 Years of Deaf Education in America
- Critical Needs of Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: A Public Input Summary (2013)
- Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education
- Five Factors Leading to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students’ Success: Perspectives of a Veteran Teacher (2017)
- Camp Invention ASL: Inclusive, Relevant, Family-Focused Science (2017)
- Collaboration: Definitions and Explorations of an Essential Partnership (2016)
- The Power and Promise of a Handshake: Milestones in Collaboration (2016)
- Evaluative Thinking: Using Results-Oriented Reasoning to Strengthen Collaboration (2016)
- Dare to Dialogue: Engaging Parents in System Change (2016)
- Reaching the Summit: Deaf Adults as Essential Partners in Education (2016)
- Online with the Clerc Center: Bringing Resources to Families and Professionals (2015)
- Teachers, Parents, and -Above All- Students “Buy In” to Raise Expectations (2014)
- The Power of Expectations: Two Stories (2014)
- Raising Courtney Just Like Her Sisters: Forging High Expectations (2014)
- High Expectations Require Supporting New Teachers: Educating the School Community (2014)
- Reflections on Expectations (2014)
- Academic Rigor (2014)
- Meeting Mandates, Supporting New Arrivals, and Improving a Good Program (2014, Odyssey Extra)
- Generation to Generation: The Fight for Language Access Continues (2013)
- Minnesota Brings Together Stakeholders to Develop a Plan for Children Who Are Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing (2013)
- Child First: A Belief, an Attitude, and a Path to Change (2013)
- In Search of “Best Practice”: A Professional Journey (2012)
- Responding to NCLB in Alaska: A Three-Pronged, Teacher-Focused Approach Yields Success (2012)
- Partners with a Purpose: The Consultant Teacher Model in Educating Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (2010)
Additional resources
- Bill of Rights for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
- Statement: Child First Principles (Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf)
- Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
- Standards for Programs: Preparing Teachers of Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Council on Education of the Deaf)
- Frequently Asked Questions on Effective Communication for Students with Hearing, Vision, or Speech Disabilities in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools (Justice Department and the U.S. Department of Education)
- Frequently Asked Questions Fact Sheet English Fact Sheet en Español
- Dear Colleague Letter English Dear Colleague Letter en Español
- The National Agenda (National Deaf Education Project)
- National Technical Institute for the Deaf/Rochester Institute of Technology
- Center for Education Research Partnerships (CERP) (NTID)
- Deaf Education: A New Philosophy (NTID)
- Educating Deaf Children (NTID)
- Raising and Educating Deaf Children: Foundations for Policy, Practice, and Outcomes
- Supporting Success for Kids with Hearing Loss
Characteristics of Deaf Learners
Clerc Center Resources
- Educating Students Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: A Guide for Professionals in General Education Settings (2016)
- Language Learning Through Eye and Ear (webcast, 2017)
- Maximizing Language Acquisition: ASL and Spoken English (webcast, 2016)
- Tips to Go (For Educators) (2017)
- What the Eyes Reveal About the Brain: Advances in Human Language Acquisition-Insights from Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2) and the Brain and Language Laboratory for Neuroimaging (BL2) (webcast, 2014)
- Critical Needs of Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: A Public Input Summary (2013)
- A Look at National Data: Parental Expectations Shape Student Achievement (2014)
- An Issue of Learning: The Effect of Visual Split Attention in Classes for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (2012)
- Revolutions in the Science Of Learning: A New View from a New Center (2012)
Gallaudet University Resources
- Brain and Language Laboratory for Neuroimaging (BL2)
- Demographics: Annual Survey
- Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2)
- Visual Attention and Deafness (VL2)
Journal Articles
- Deaf and hearing children’s development of theory of mind, peer popularity, and leadership during middle childhood (Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2016)
- Word and World Knowledge Among Deaf Learners With and Without Cochlear Implants (Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2014)
- Executive Function and Language in Deaf Children (Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2008)
- Theory of Mind: Language and Cognition in Deaf Children (ASHA Leader, 2002)
Books
- Deaf Learners (2006)
- Full text of book with numerous chapters addressing the characteristics of deaf learners as this relates to teaching.
- Educating Deaf Learners: Creating a Global Evidence Base (2015)
- How Deaf Children Learn: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know (2012)
- Language Deprivation and Behavioral Challenges (2016)
- Thinking in Action: Considerations for Mathematics Instruction for Deaf Children (2016)
- Thinking Skills of Deaf Learners (2014)
Deaf Students with Disabilities
Clerc Center Resources
- Deaf Students with Disabilities Network
- Technology and Multiple Disabilities: Learning What Works for Cree (2015)
- Reading Above Grade Level-We’d Expect Nothing Less (2014, Odyssey Extra)
- High Expectations for Deaf-Blind Students: Using a Team Approach (2014)
- The Law and the IEP: Establishing and Maintaining High Standards for Deaf Students with Disabilities (2014)
- When the Least Restrictive Environment is Residential: Meeting the Needs of Our Son (2013)
- Creating Community: Balancing the Personal and Professional (2013)
- Curriculum Modification: Making Standards Accessible for Deaf Students with Disabilities (2012)
- Inclusion at a School for the Deaf: Making It Work for a Student with Special Needs (2010)
- Deaf Children with Disabilities: Rights Under the IDEA (2010)
- Helping Children with Sensory Processing Disorders: The Role of Occupational Therapy (2010)
- Pet Therapy: A New Way of Reaching Students with Additional Disabilities (2010)
Additional Resources
- CHARGE Syndrome Foundation
- Communication Considerations: Deaf Plus (Hands and Voices)
- Hearing Loss PLUS Additional Disability(ies) (Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss)
- The IRIS Center
- Cochlear Implants for Deaf Children with Complex Needs (2016)
- Educating Deaf Children with Multiple Challenges (2014)
Deaf Students with Disabilities: Deafblind and Low Vision
Clerc Center Resources
- Deaf Students with Disabilities Network: Area of Exceptionality-Deafblindness and Visual Impairment
- Family Support Makes a Difference with a Deafblind Child: Orion’s Journey (2017)
- High Expectations for Deafblind Students: Using a Team Approach (2014)
Additional Resources
- American Association of the DeafBlind (AADB)
- DeafBlind Interpreting: National Training and Resource Center (DBI)
- National Center on Deaf-Blindness
- Project Salute (CSUN)
- National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers: Pro-Tactile Resources
- National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (iCanConnect)
- The National Family Association for Deaf-Blind
- Reflections on Deafblindness: Hands and Touch (Perkins School for the Blind eLearning)
- Deafblindness: Educational Service Guidelines and Fact Sheets (Perkins School for the Blind eLearning)
- Social-Emotional Development in Children and Youth Who Are Deafblind (2016)
Early Intervention
Clerc Center Resources
Webcasts
- Language Learning Through Eye and Ear (2017)
- Dispelling Myths of Language Acquisition (2016)
- Maximizing Language Acquisition: ASL and Spoken English (2016)
- What the Eyes Reveal About the Brain: Advances in Human Language Acquisition-Insights from Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2) and the Brain and Language Laboratory for Neuroimaging (BL2) (2014)
- How Early Intervention Can Make a Difference: Research and Trends (2014)
Online Learning
- Early Intervention Network: Supporting Linguistic Competence for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- Online Learning Community: Early Intervention Community of Practice
- Setting Language in Motion: Family Supports and Early Intervention for Babies Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Setting Language in Motion: Activity Guide
- Shared Reading Project
Publications
- Early Beginnings for Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Guidelines for Effective Services (updated 2014)
- A Good Start: Suggestions for Visual Conversations with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Babies
- Sign Language Use for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Hearing Babies: The Evidence Supports It
- The Early Years: Parents and Young Deaf Children Reading Together (2017)
- Early Hearing Detection and Intervention: How Far We’ve Come, How Far We’ve Yet to Go (2011)
- Reaching Out to Families of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children in Illinois: A Collaborative Effort (2011)
- ISD Outreach: Building Connections to Empower Indiana Families with Young Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children (2011)
- It’s About Listening to Our Families and the Needs of Their Children: The Family Education and Early Childhood Department at the Maryland School for the Deaf (2011)
- Effective Partnering of State Agencies to Achieve Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Benchmarks(2011)
- Deaf Role Models Making a Critical Difference in New Mexico (2011)
- A Team Approach to Quality Programming for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (2011)
- Blended Outreach: Face-to-Face and Remote Programs (2011)
- The Time is Now: Wisconsin’s Journey Towards Improving Early Intervention Services (2011)
- Preparing Professionals to Work with Infants, Toddlers, and Their Families: A Hybrid Approach to Learning(2011)
- Picturing Time: Visual Techniques for Teaching the Concepts of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (2011)
Gallaudet University Resources
- Infant Toddlers and Families Graduate Certificate Program
- Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2)
- Visual Language Visual Learning Center (VL2): Research Briefs
- Research Brief 9: Family Involvement in ASL Acquisition
- VL2: Parent Information Package
- VL2: ASL Assessment Toolkits
- VL2: Visual Communication and Sign Language Checklist (VCSL)
- VL2 Storybook Apps
Additional Resources
- The NCHAM eBook: A Resource Guide for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (2018)
- American Academy of Pediatrics Journal article: Should All Deaf Children Learn Sign Language? (2015)
- Supplement on Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2010)
- State Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Laws and Regulations (2016)
- Early Intervention (AG Bell)
- ASL and English Bilingual Consortium for Early Childhood Education
- American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC)
- Endeavor Magazine
- Apps for Learning ASL
- American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA)
- Guidelines for Audiologists Providing Informational and Adjustment Counseling to Families of Infants and Young Children with Hearing Loss Birth to 5 Years of Age
- Newborn Infant Hearing Screening
- Service Provision to Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing Birth to 36 Months (2008)
- My Baby’s Hearing (Boys Town National Research Hospital)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Hearing Loss in Children
- Making a Plan: IFSP Considerations for Children Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Hands & Voices
- Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH)
- Position Statement: Principles and Guidelines for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs (JCIH, 2007)
- Principles and Guidelines for Early Intervention after Confirmation that a Child Is Deaf or Hard of Hearing (JCIH, 2013)
- Informed Choice, Families, and Deaf Children: A Professional Handbook
- Beginnings: For Parents of Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- National Association for the Deaf (NAD)
- Bill of Rights for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
- Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers
- Early Intervention Services
- Position Statement on Early Detection and Intervention
- EI Service Provider Qualifications
- Sign Language for Parents
- National Center on Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM)
- Deaf/Hard of Hearing Adult Involvement Learning Community (NCHAM)
- EHDI E-Book: Resource Guide for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
- Infant Hearing Guide
- Interactive Notebook for Families with a Young Child Who Is Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- “Just in Time” (Hearing-Related Resources for Families)
- National Early Childhood Assessment Project (NECAP)
- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) Opening Doors: Technology and Communication Options for Children with Hearing Loss
- Ski-Hi Institute Resources and Materials
- Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss: Providing Early Intervention Services in Natural Environments
- Questions to Ask Your Pediatrician When Your Child Has Been Diagnosed with a Hearing Loss (2017)
- Transitioning from Birth to Three (IDEA part C) to the Local Public School (DEA Part B) for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing 3 Year Olds (2017)
- Inclusive Practices for Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Early Childhood Program (2017)
- A “Refer” Result on Newborn Hearing Screening: What Parents Should Know (2017)
- Services and Settings for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infants Toddlers, and Young Children (2015)
- Successful Early Intervention Outcomes (2014)
- The Earliest Interventions When Parents Discover they have a Deaf Child (2014)
Educational Resources
Educational Placement and Planning
Clerc Center Resources
- Educating Students Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: A Guide for Professionals in General Education Settings (2016)
- Students with Cochlear Implants: Guidelines for Educational Program Planning (in collaboration with Boston Children’s Hopsital, 2015)
- Tips to Go (For Educators) (2017)
- Using Data to Ensure High Standards—And Standards to Ensure High Expectations (2014)
- High and Appropriate Expectations for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: The Role of Assessment (2014)
- When the Least Restrictive Environment is Residential: Meeting the Needs of Our Son (2013)
- Individualizing Deaf Education Services: More Important Than Ever Before (2013)
- Advocating for Children and Their Families Within the School System: Reflections of a Long-Time Special Education Advocate (2013)
- Essential in Ensuring Access to Services: A Teacher of the Deaf (2013)
- Beyond the Clinic: Providing Services, Supports, and Connections to Help Children and Their Families Thrive (2013)
- For Parents and Children Access is Key—To Curriculum, to Services, and to Each Other (2013)
- A Team Approach to Quality Programming for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (2012)
- Research: How It Supports Teaching and Learning (2012)
- Curriculum Mapping and Research Based Practice: Helping Students Find the Path to Full Potential (2012)
Additional Resources
- Communication Planning Guide for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (Outreach Center for Deafness and Blindness, Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence)
- Educational placement for the social and linguistic success of the deaf child (J. Freeman King, Ed.D., Director of Deaf Education, Utah State University)
- Full Continuum of Educational Placements for All Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (CEASD, 2007)
- National Association of the Deaf: Position Statement on Inclusion (2002)
- National Association of the Deaf: Position Statement on Schools for the Deaf
- School Placement Considerations for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (Hands and Voices)
Assessment
Planning Tools
- National Center on Deaf-Blindness
- Placement and Readiness Checklists for Students Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing (PARC)
- Making a Plan: IFSP Considerations for Children Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CDC)
- Educational Settings for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (2017)
- A TODHH’s Perspective on Alternative Services and Settings for DHH Students (2017)
- Understanding the Importance and Benefits of the Three-Year Re-Evaluation Process for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students (2017)
- Least Restrictive Environments and Deaf Students (2016)
- The Changing Role of Special Schools for the Deaf (2016)
- Considerations for Appropriate Assessments with Deaf Children (2015)
- Inclusion: A Strategy to Promote Success for Secondary School Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (2015)
- Placement Guidelines for Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (2015)
- Psychological and Educational Assessment of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals (2014)
- Test Accommodations for Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Students (2014)
Instructional Practices
Clerc Center Resources
- Educating Students Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: A Guide for Professionals in General Education Settings (2016)
- Students with Cochlear Implants: Guidelines for Educational Program Planning (2015)
- Tips to Go (For Educators) (2017)
- Building Bridges, Robots, and High Expectations (2015)
- Screen Recording: An Essential Classroom Tool (2015)
- Getting Students Excited About Learning: Incorporating Digital Tools to Support the Writing Process (2015)
- Powering Up Technology from Passive Access to Active Integration (2015)
- Lining Up Strategies: Video Modeling with Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (2015, Odyssey Extra)
- Assistive Technology in the Classroom Benefits Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (2015, Odyssey Extra)
- Pioneering Program Teaches Families Sign Language Through Tele-intervention (2015)
- An Educator’s Perspective; Five “E’s” to Success with Common Core Standards (2014)
- Expecting the Best: The Essential Lesson for Teachers (2014)
- Expectations Lead To Performance: The Transformative Power of High Expectations in Preschool (2014)
- A Co-teaching Model: Committed Professionals, High Expectations, and the Inclusive Classroom (2014)
- Meeting Mandates: Supporting New Students and Improving a Good Program (2014)
- A Rural School Educator Builds Student Learners Through Access to the Curriculum, Self-Advocacy, and Connections to the Deaf Community (2013)
- Essential in Ensuring Access to Services: A Teacher of the Deaf (2013)
- Fostering Skills in Self-Advocacy: A Key to Access in School and Beyond (2013)
- Clues From Research: Effective Instructional Strategies Leading to Positive Outcomes for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (2012)
- Bringing Language to Life: Quest’s TheatreBridge Enhances Learning in Class (2012)
Additional Resources
- Accommodations for Students with Hearing Loss (Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss)
- Best Practices in Mainstream Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (conference slideshows, 2016)
- Building Skills for Success in the Fast-Paced Classroom (Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss)
- Educating Deaf Children (NTID)
- HearingLikeMe (Phonak)
- Raising and Educating Deaf Children: Foundations for Policy, Practice, and Outcomes (NTID)
- Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss
- Teach2Connect (RIT)
- Language Equality and Acquisition for Deaf Kids (LEAD-K)
- National ASL and English Bilingual Consortium for Early Childhood Education
Family Resources
Clerc Center Resources
- Setting Language in Motion: Family Supports and Early Intervention for Babies Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing (2016)
- Family Support Makes a Difference with a Deafblind Child: Orion’s Journey (2017)
- Dare to Dialogue: Engaging Parents in System Change (2016)
- Reaching the Summit: Deaf Adults as Essential Partners in Education (2016)
- On the Homefront: High Expectations Means Never Say “Never” (2014)
- Parenting with High Expectations (2014)
- Maintaining High Expectations (2014)
- A Son, a World: A Mother’s Discovery (2014)
- The Power of Expectations: Two Stories (2014)
- Raising Courtney Just Like Her Sisters: Forging High Expectations (2014)
- Reading Above Grade Level-We’d Expect Nothing Less (2014, Odyssey Extra)
- Standing Up For Our Children (2013)
- Creating Community: Balancing the Personal and Professional (2013)
- To Save a Son (2013)
- Connecting Schoolwork to Life Work: Students Practice Setting Their Own Educational Goals (2013)
- Reaching Out to Families of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children in Illinois: A Collaborative Effort (2011)
Gallaudet University Resources
Additional Resources
- American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC)
- Beginnings: For Parents of Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- Deaf Professionals and Community Support for Families: The Best of Partnerships (NCHAM)
- Deaf/Hard of Hearing Adult Involvement Learning Community (NCHAM)
- Educating Deaf Children (NTID)
- Educational Advocacy for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: The Hands & Voices Guidebook
- Family Support and Cultural Competence (NCHAM)
- Hands & Voices
- Hearing Loss and School: Parents Guide (Phonak)
- Helping You Choose: Making Informed Choices for You and Your Child (National Deaf Children’s Society and University of Manchester)
- Infant Hearing Guide (NIDCD)
- Interactive Notebook for Families with a Young Child Who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing (NCHAM)
- Making a Plan: IFSP Considerations for Children Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CDC)
- My Baby’s Hearing (Boys Town)
- Parent Advocacy Training Course (AG Bell)
- Parent Toolkit
- Resource Notebook for Families of Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (Washington State Department of Health, 2016)
- Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss
Hearing Aid Assistance Programs
- Chicago Hearing Society (CHS)
- Department of Human Services/Early Intervention Program
- Division of Services for Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- Easter Seals
- Lions Club International
- Miracle-Ear Foundation
- National Hearing Aid Project
- Optimist International
- Starkey Hearing Foundation
- University of Illinois – Chicago (UIC)
Illinois Centers for Independent Living
Centers for Independent Living (CILs) exist to help people with disabilities achieve maximum independence in work, school, housing and every other part of life. CILs are driven by the philosophy that people with disabilities have the right and the responsibility to make choices to control the direction of their lives and participate fully and equally in their communities.
All CILs provide, at a minimum:
- Peer Support (Organizing social activities and meetings for a wide variety of disability categories)
- Information and Referral (Helping people get the information they need to live independently)
- Individual and Systems Advocacy (Speaking out to pursue personal rights and in policy change)
- Independent Living Skills Training (Education on the many elements for a successful life in the community)
- Transition Support (Bridging high school to college and/or work, and from institutionalization to independence)
Click here to locate an Illinois CIL.
Illinois Department of Rehabilitation Services (Vocational Rehabilitation)
The Illinois Department of Rehabilitation Services has programs in the following areas:
- Jobs – vocational rehabilitation, work incentive, day services for people with developmental disabilities
- Independent Living – home services, services for people who are blind or visually impaired, in-home supports for persons with developmental disabilities, other supports for people with developmental disabilities, and residential living arrangements for persons with developmental disabilities
- Education – provides educational services at the Illinois School for the Deaf in Jacksonville, Illinois
- Early Intervention – provides assistance to parents of children from birth to age 3 who have disabilities or delays
Click here to locate a local office near you.
Interpreting
General Information
- An Interpreted Education: What You Need to Know
- Classroom Interpreting for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: A Series of Guides for Parents, Professionals, and Students
- Educational Interpreters: Meeting the Communication Needs of Children with Cochlear Implants (2013)
- Determining a Student’s Readiness to Successfully Use Interpreting Services (2010)
Educational Interpreting: Sign and Oral
- ASHA: Collaborating with Interpreters
- ASL and Interpreting Studies (OSEP Project)
- Classroom Interpreting (maintained by Boys Town National Research Hospital)
- Sign Language Interpreters: An Introduction
- Sign Language Interpreters in Public School Classrooms (2016)
Tactile Interpreting
Interpreter Education
Language and Communication
Language Acquisition
Clerc Center Resources
Online Resources
- Early Intervention Network: Supporting Linguistic Competence for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- Online Learning Community: Early Intervention Community of Practice
- Setting Language in Motion: Family Supports and Early Intervention for Babies Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing (2016)
- Setting Language in Motion: Activity Guide (2016)
Webcasts
- Language Learning Through Eye and Ear (2017)
- Dispelling Myths of Language Acquisition (2016)
- Maximizing Language Acquisition: ASL and Spoken English (2016)
- What the Eyes Reveal About the Brain: Advances in Human Language Acquisition-Insights from Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2) and the Brain and Language Laboratory for Neuroimaging (BL2) (2014)
Gallaudet University Resources
- Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2)
- Brain and Language Laboratory for Neuroimaging (BL2)
- Visual Language Visual Learning Center (VL2): Research Briefs
- Research Brief 9: Family Involvement in ASL Acquisition
- VL2: Parent Information Package
- VL2: ASL Assessment Toolkits
- VL2: Visual Communication and Sign Language Checklist (VCSL)
- VL2 Storybook Apps
Stakeholder Resources
- American Academy of Pediatrics Journal article: Should All Deaf Children Learn Sign Language? (July 2015)
- Serve and Return Interaction Shapes Brain Circuitry (Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University)
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: Federal Support for Developing Language and Literacy, May 2011 (Government Accounting Office)
- Language and Learning (Boys Town)
Language Planning Tools
- Communication Planning Guide for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (Outreach Center for Deafness and Blindness, Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence)
- Making a Plan: IFSP Considerations for Children who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CDC)
- Tools for Developing Communication Plans: Louisiana
- Communication Plan: Florida Department of Education
- Position Statement on Language Access: California Department of Education (2017)
- The Radical Middle (DHH)
ASL/English Bilingual Learning
Clerc Center Resources
- Language Learning Through Eye and Ear (2017)
- Dispelling Myths of Language Acquisition (2016)
- Maximizing Language Acquisition: ASL and Spoken English (2016)
- What the Eyes Reveal About the Brain: Advances in Human Language Acquisition-Insights from Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2) and the Brain and Language Laboratory for Neuroimaging (BL2) (2014)
- Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Preschool Students ‘ Emerging ASL Skills: A Bilingual Approach (2017)
- Success in Two Languages: Focused Programming Provides On-Target Development for Maine Preschoolers (2017)
- Developing ASL Text in the Bilingual Classroom (2015)
- Bilingual Storybook Apps: An Interactive Reading Experience for Children (2015)
- Auditory Technology and its Impact on Bilingual Deaf Education (2015)
- The “Why” And “How” Of An ASL/English Bimodal Bilingual Program (2012)
- Research-Based Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Assessment in a Deaf Bilingual Program (2012)
- Evidence and Evolution: Research and Teachers’ Intuition Lead to a Bilingual Program (2012)
Gallaudet University Resources
- Visual Language Visual Learning Center (VL2): Research Briefs
- Research Brief 6: The Implications of Bimodal Bilingual Approaches for Children with Cochlear Implants
- Research Brief 7: The Benefits of Bilingualism
- Research Brief 8: ASL/English Bilingual Education
- Research Brief 9: Family Involvement in ASL Acquisition
Additional Resources
Legislation and Policies
Clerc Center Resources
- Educating Students Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: A Guide for Professionals in General Education Settings (Module 3: Educational Planning) (2016)
- Tips to Go (2017)
- The Law and the IEP: Establishing and Maintaining High Standards for Deaf Students with Disabilities (2014)
- It’s the Law: A Review of the Laws That Provide Americans with Access for All (2013)
- Section 504-The 1973 Law Still Makes a Difference (2013)
Additional Resources
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- Building the Legacy: IDEA 2004
- Building the Legacy for our Youngest Children with Disabilities (developed for OSEP, updated March 2015)
- Comparison of Pertinent Part B and Part C IDEA Requirements Related to Children and Youth who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing with OSEP Analysis of Comments and Rationale for Part C Changes (Hands & Voices)
- Endrew Decision and Deaf Education: An Analysis (2017)
- Part C Eligibility Considerations for Infants and Toddlers Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (NCHAM, ITCA, 2011)
- Wrightslaw: Early Intervention and IFSPs
- Wrightslaw: Due Process Hearings
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Parent and Educator Resource Guide to Section 504 in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools (December, 2016)
- Protecting Students with Disabilities (Office of Civil Rights)
- Section 504 Sample Forms: North Dakota
- Accommodations via 504 Plans and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (Supporting Success for Students with Hearing Loss)
Policy Considerations
- Bill of Rights for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
- Common Core State Standards Initiative
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: Federal Support for Developing Language and Literacy
- Deaf Students Education Services (Office of Civil Rights)
- Equitable Access for Deaf or Hard of Hearing Students: Understanding Legal Responsibilities for Institutions (NDEC)
- Expanded Core Curriculum for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (Iowa Department of Education)
- Frequently Asked Questions on Effective Communication for Students with Hearing, Vision, or Speech Disabilities in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools (Justice Department and U.S. Department of Education)
Literacy
Clerc Center Resources
- Fifteen Principles for Reading to Deaf Children
- Literacy: It All Connects
- Shared Reading Project
- The Early Years: Parents and Young Deaf Children Reading Together (2017)
- Massachusetts Offers Trilingual Reading Saturdays to Increase Reading Skills and Confidence (2017)
- Measuring Success One (Sight) Syllable at a Time (2017)
- Getting Students Excited About Learning: Incorporating Digital Tools to Support the Writing Process (2015)
- Bilingual Storybook Apps: An Interactive Reading Experience for Children (2015)
- High Expectations + Reading Intervention Plan = In Students’ Reading Scores (2014)
- Reading For Real: Our Year with Reading Buddies (2014)
- Reading Above Grade Level-We’d Expect Nothing Less (2014, Odyssey Extra)
Gallaudet University Resources
- VL2 Research Briefs:
- Research Brief 1: The Importance of Fingerspelling for Reading (2010)
- Research Brief 2: Reading Research and Deaf Children (2011) Available in Spanish and Chinese.
Additional Resources
- Center on Literacy and Deafness (CLAD)
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: Federal Support for Developing Language and Literacy, May 2011 (Government Accounting Office)
Books/Chapters/Articles
- Early Literacy Development in Deaf Children (2015)
- Educating Deaf Learners: Creating a Global Evidence Base
- Chapter 7: Literacy and Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Research and Practice
- Chapter 18: Enhancing Emergent Literacy in Preschool Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children Through Interactive Reading
- Chapter 19: Language Skills and Literacy of Deaf Children in the Era of Cochlear Implantation: Suggestions for Teaching through E-learning Visual Environments
- Foundations for Literacy: An Early Literacy Intervention for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children (2014)
- Reading Books with Young Deaf Children: Strategies for Mediating Between American Sign Language and English (2013)
- Writing and Learning to Write for Deaf Children (2015)
Literacy Programs and Tools
- Fairview Learning
- Hi-Lo books (high interest, low/easy reading level)
- Reading A-Z
- Story Grammar Marker, from MindWing Concepts, Inc.
- ThemeMaker, from MindWing Concepts, Inc.
Phonemic Awareness
Mental Health and Social Emotional Development
Mental Health and Wellness
Clerc Center Resources
Gallaudet University Resources
Additional Resources
- American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association (ADARA)
- National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
- Mental Health Services
- Position Statement on Mental Health Services for People who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Position Statement on Mental Health Services for Deaf Children
- Culturally Affirmative and Linguistically Accessible Mental Health Services
- National Coalition on Mental Health and Deaf Individuals (NCMHDI)
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Facts on Trauma in Deaf Children (2004)
Social Emotional Development
Clerc Center Resources
- Sharing Power: Practical Strategies for Power Struggles with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (webcast, 2011)
- Success Through Dancing: Teaching Skills and Awakening Young Souls (2017)
- Lining Up Strategies: Video Modeling with Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (2015, Odyssey Extra)
- The Power of Expectations: Two Stories (2014)
- Raising Courtney Just Like Her Sisters: Forging High Expectations (2014)
- Meeting High Expectations: Healthy Thinking, Resiliency, and Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children (2014)
- Fostering Skills in Self Advocacy: A Key to Access in School and Beyond (2013)
- The Great Self-Advocacy Wave: Mom Teaches Most Important Lesson-Explain (2013)
Gallaudet University Resources
- VL2 Research Brief #11 Raising the Whole Deaf Child
Additional Resources
- Self-Advocacy and Accommodations for Students with Hearing Loss (Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss)
- Self Identity and Hearing Loss
- Social Issues and Your Child
- Addressing Self Esteem and Issues of Fitting InSocial Communication: Pragmatics
Books
- Educating Deaf Learners: Creating a Global Evidence Base (2015)
- Social Competence of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children, Professional Perspectives on Deafness: Evidence and Applications (2015)
- Secrets for Deaf and Hearing Sibling Success: Giving Them an Early Start for a Lifetime Together (NCHAM)
- Turning the Tide: Making Life Better for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Schoolchildren (2014)
- Socio-emotional Assessment of Deaf Children (2015)
Multicultural Considerations
Clerc Center Resources
- Early Contact, Language Access, and Honoring Every Culture: A Framework for Student Success (2017)
- Massachusetts Offers Trilingual Reading Saturdays to Increase Reading Skills and Confidence (2017)
- Working with Deaf Refugees and Immigrants (2017)
- How Can We Motivate Struggling Latino Adolescents to Read? (2014)
- Meeting Mandates, Supporting New Arrivals, and Improving a Good Program (2014)
- A Look at Decisions Hispanic Families Make After the Diagnosis of Deafness (2002)
English | Spanish
Gallaudet University Resources
Stakeholder Resources
- American Annals of the Deaf (Spring 2016)
- Closing the Gap When Working With Spanish Speaking Populations (NCHAM e-Book, 2017)
- Language Acquisition for the Bilingual Child: A Perspective on Raising Bilingual Children in the U.S. (NCHAM e-book, 2017)
- Responding to Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Among Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Learners (2015)
- Trilingual Interpreting-ASL/English/Spanish (National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers)
- Early Intervention with Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children (2017)
Multicultural National Organization Websites
- Council de Manos
- Mano a Mano
- National Alliance of Black Interpreters, Inc. (NAOBI)
- National Asian Deaf Congress (NADC)
- National Black Deaf Advocates Inc. (NBDA)
- Sacred Circle (Formerly Intertribal, Deaf Council, Inc.)
Additional Resources
National Resources and Directories
- Funding Resources for Special Projects, Programs, and Activities
- Mental Health Services for People Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- National Competitions for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth
- National Conferences and Exhibits
- National Publications of and for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
- Organizations of and for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
- Schools and Programs for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in the U.S.
- State-by-State Resources
- Statewide Services for Individuals Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Summer Camps for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Teens
Telecommunication Companies
Transition
Clerc Center Resources
- Portfolios for Student Growth
- Students on the Go: A Travel Training Manual
- Vocational Rehabilitation Services – FAQ for Parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing High School Students
- Reflections on Success from a High School Graduate: Q&A with Diane Fleming (2017)
- Pepnet 2: Developing Collaborative Relationships for Effective Transition Services (2016)
- Transition Through Teamwork: Professionals Address Student Access (2016)
- Building and Maintaining Connection: Supporting Transition in a Rural State (2016)
- Working Together for Transition in Texas (2016)
- Small Numbers and Big Spaces Call for a Team Approach in North Dakota (2016)
- Partnering, Collaborating, and Moving Ahead: Transition for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in Minnesota (2016)
- Using Data to Set Goals: Collaborating for Success (2016)
- New Hampshire: Collaboration Works for Professionals – and Students (2016)
- Collaboration and System Change: Pepnet 2 and the Road to New Opportunities (2016)
- A State Reports: Collaborating to Reach a Summit (2016)
- Nurturing the “Transition Village”: Virginia Supports Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (2016)
- A Look at National Data: Parental Expectations Shape Student Achievement (2014, Odyssey Extra)
- Connecting Schoolwork to Life Work: Students Practice Setting Their Own Educational Goals (2013)
- Transition Specialists Partner with Students to Turn Dreams into Reality (2013)
Additional Resources
- Minnesota Transition Guide for Teachers of Deaf/Hard of Hearing (2013)
- National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)
- National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (Formerly PEPNet2)
- National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NTACT)
- Parents’ Perspectives on Transition and Postsecondary Outcomes for Their Children Who are d/Deaf or Hard of Hearing (2014)
- REACH – Research on Employment and Adapting to Change: Center for Studies on Career Success (NTID)
- Transition checklist: Deaf/Hard of Hearing – Hearing Loss Competency Skills (University of Minnesota, Department of Education and Human Development)
- Transition Planning for Adulthood (Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss)
- Transition Planning for Students who are Deafblind (2007)
- Working with Youth to Develop a Transition Plan (Child Welfare Information Gateway)
- Transition to Post-Secondary Education (2015)
Additional Organizational Resources for Parents (Illinois-based)
- Center for Sight and Hearing
- CHOICES for Parents
- Equip for Equality (EFE)
- Family Resource Center on Disabilities (FRCD)
- Hearing Loss Association of America
- Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (IDHHC)
- Illinois Service Resource Center (ISRC)
- Illinois Hands and Voices
- Illinois School for the Deaf Outreach Program
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