Description: Explicit Contextualized Vocabulary Instruction for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing (ECVI-DHH) from the Center on Literacy and Deafness (CLAD) is an evidence-based approach to content area vocabulary instruction for use with young students who are deaf/hard of hearing (DHH). The research for this intervention was done in kindergarten through 2nd grade, however the intervention can be adapted to older students. The explicit and contextualized instructional strategies expose students to new words and gives students practice in using the words expressively. This all-day workshop will give teachers of the deaf/hard of hearing the tools needed to provide their students with repeated exposures and opportunities to understand and use new words that they may not learn incidentally.
Intended Audience:
- Teachers of the deaf/hard of hearing working with students who are DHH in Florida
- Professionals working with students who are DHH in Florida
Objectives: Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- describe the benefits of implementing explicit contextualized vocabulary instruction for students who are DHH (ECVI-DHH),
- practice the ECVI-DHH strategies, and
- develop their own ECVI-DHH unit.
Trainers: Dr. Jennifer Catalano is the director of the undergraduate and graduate Deaf Education programs and an associate professor at Flagler College. While completing her doctoral degree at the University of Arizona, she was a research assistant with the Center on Literacy and Deafness (CLAD) developing and implementing literacy interventions for K-2 DHH students. Prior to going back to academia, she taught for 14 years as a teacher of the deaf (TOD) (itinerant and self-contained) and in a variety of general and special education settings.
Inservice Points: Participants who wish to earn inservice credits towards the renewal of a Florida Educator’s Certificate are recommended to contact their school district’s professional development office BEFORE beginning a course to verify the requirements that must be fulfilled. RMTC-DHH will provide a certificate upon completion of the course and submission of any follow-up activity requirements. Participants may earn up to six suggested inservice points, based on attendance, completion of assignments, and possible follow-up activities.
RMTC-DHH is a special project funded by the State of Florida, Department of Education, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services and through federal assistance under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B and IDEA Part B Trust funds and through an agreement with the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.
Activities and resources provided by RMTC-DHH are available to professional staff who are currently working with students who are deaf or hard of hearing in Florida. |
