Tag: language

  • Dolch Words for Deaf Children

    [One of 50 articles written and published for Demand Media in 2013. Published version here.] Dolch words, also known as sight words, are common connectors and function words that make up 50 to 75 percent of the text in children’s books. These words have been used in deaf education for more than 30 years to… Read more

  • Activities That Teach Deaf or Hard of Hearing Children to Write

    [One of 50 articles written and published for Demand Media in 2013. Published version here.] In the early stages, teaching deaf and hard-of-hearing children to write is similar to the techniques for hearing children. The manual alphabet and the written alphabet work together well — there is a manual equivalent for all 26 letters. However,… Read more