Success in Two Languages: Focused Programming Provides On-Target Development for Maine Preschoolers

Autor/in	Hopkins, Karen
Titel	Success in Two Languages: Focused Programming Provides On-Target Development for Maine Preschoolers
Quelle	In: Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 18 (2017), S.50-53 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1544-6751
Schlagwörter	American Sign Language; Hearing Impairments; Deafness; Immersion Programs; Program Effectiveness; Preschool Education; Special Schools; Preschool Children; Identification (Psychology); English; Oral Language; Interdisciplinary Approach; Parent School Relationship; Bilingualism; Maine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit; Immersionsprogramm; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Special school; Sonderschule; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschule; English language; Englisch; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Bilingualismus
Abstract	On Mackworth Island, not far from Portland, the Mackworth Island Preschool Program at the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing/Governor Baxter School for the Deaf (MECDHH/GBSD) helps deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing children flourish. At MECDHH/GBSD, instructors immerse students, 3-5 years old, in American Sign Language (ASL) and spoken English, enrich their sense of Deaf identity, and teach them alongside their hearing peers. This article describes why the program was established and how it caters to each child's individual language needs and communication goals. Further, it discusses the use of informal and formal observational assessments of the children and how daily communication between parents and children fits into the program. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center. Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue NE, KS 3600, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-526-9105; Tel: 202-651-5340; Fax: 202-651-5708; e-mail: odyssey@gallaudet.edu; Web site: http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01