Tuesday, May 7, 2013
summer break
During the summer we tend to go off and work or rest, sometimes a little of both. For those of you that have taken ASL though and plan to continue to take it it is a great idea to continue signing on a regular basis. The saying if you don't use it you loose it is very true when it comes to languages of any kind. For those of you who don't know this summer there are a few opportunities to continue in your studies of ASL. There are: The mini Deaf Olympics, RID national conference in Illinois, The lions Camp Crescendo (Deaf and Hard of hearing week is June 30-July 5) http://www.lions-campcrescendo.org/deaf_camps.html, as well as several RID workshops. If you are a Deaf/Hard of hearing education major I would really encourage you to go to the Lions camp. I have been in previous years and it is a wonderful immersion experience. There are kids ages 6-15 of all different hearing levels and methods of communication.
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As a former Teacher of the Deaf and as a mom, I would strongly encourage the DHH majors to find "at least" one opportunity this summer to be engaged with students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. The ideas Emily has shared are terrific. You may consider being an informal big brother or sister to a child who is Deaf. Great opportunity to just socialize and increase your communication skills. You may also want to think about the opportunity to tutor a student who may need extra help with READING! Just reading and talking about books would be great.
ReplyDeleteThe Kentucky Educators for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Conference is June 24th and 25th. It is at KSD and the Keynote speaker is
Kristin DiPerri, Ed.D. She will be speaking on
The Great Divide: When Standards and Reality Collide. If you are interested in attending, let me know and I can send you more information.
Emily, thanks for sharing this, I've been meaning to looking for something to do over the summer to keep ASL skills up and something to keep busy. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteCathy, I am interested in the Conference. I've been wanting to find something this summer so I can gain more knowledge of ASL and education for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. I would like it if you could send me some more information on the conference!
ReplyDeleteTaylor, I will email you the information and look forward to seeing you there!
ReplyDeleteThank you, maybe I can get my aunt to join in on this conference!
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