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Co-Sponsored by WSDS and WSD
What is this project?
This is a project where Deaf adults go into a classroom with deaf or hard of hearing students and visit. During the visit, the students will be asked to sign a story of something that happened to them. The Deaf adult tutor will then re-sign the student’s story using appropriate ASL. The student will learn story telling skills from the Deaf adult. The purpose of this activity is to model American Sign Language with each student in order to improve expressive and receptive ASL skills.
Why are Deaf adults being asked to participate?
For rural deaf and hard of hearing students, there are often very few opportunities to interact with signing Deaf adults. Also, limited access to peers impacts students’ signing ability.
Who should be involved?
Deaf adults who enjoy spending a few minutes each week with deaf children are encouraged to be involved.
What are the qualifications?
Each Deaf adult must pass a background check, conducted by Nancy Graham at Washington Sensory Disabilities Services. She may be reached at grahamnan@cwu.edu.
Each Deaf adult must be fluent in American Sign Language.
Each Deaf adult must attend a short (15 - 20 minute) training session focused on the expectations of the tutoring time, as well as the do’s and don’ts of the tutoring time.
When will it start?
As soon as you submit your name to Nancy Graham for a background check and it is cleared, Carol Carrothers or Heather Abraham will contact you through VP or email regarding the short training. Once the training has been completed, you will be paired up with a teacher and a deaf student(s) in your area.
Is this a paid or volunteer project?
This is currently a volunteer project but we are looking into writing grants and hope to be able to pay people for their time in the future.
More questions?
Contact Carol Carrothers at carolc@cwu.edu or 509-963-1131 or IP 198.104.102.66, or Heather Abraham at heather.abraham@wsd.wa.gov, 360-418-4292 or IP 169.204.199.211 Thank you!
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