Title: 7 Teaching Strategies to Empower Deaf Students | Deaf Unity
Headings: 7 Teaching Strategies to Empower Deaf Students
7 Teaching Strategies to Empower Deaf Students
1) Ensure there is a clear line of sight
2) Provide written handouts & visual aids
3) Show captioned or interpreted video
4) Reduce background noise
5) Use available resources
6) Check-in with your deaf students
7) Adapt your teaching for distance-learning strategies
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Key takeaways:
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Content: The suggestions above are also beneficial for students who have other barriers to learning, like auditory processing disorders, dyslexia, etc. If we create environments that enhance and support the education of students with more barriers to their learning, it can actually benefit everyone in the room. It’s okay to make mistakes along the way as long as you are open to feedback, use the resources out there and work closely with the deaf students to empower them to learn. Key takeaways: Set your deaf and hard-of-hearing students up for success by adapting your teaching methods to support their learning. Prepare your classroom. Ensure they have a clear line of sight to you at all times and reduce background noise by shutting the classroom door, for example. Speak normally but clearly and emphasise keywords. Use the technology, resources and visual aids available to support your deaf students’ learning. Include them in the plan of action so they feel empowered and you know what they are comfortable with.