充耳不闻 & 听力障碍-完全沟通

任务

The Total 沟通 Program provides access and instruction in American Sign Language, spoken 英语, or a combination of both to ensure that every deaf and hard of hearing student develops a full language and can gain meaningful education.

核心技能

  • 沟通
    • ASL, Spoken 英语, or both
  • 学者
  • 维护自己的权利
  • 自我身份
    • Connection with 充耳不闻 Culture 
    • Pride in oneself

我们充耳不闻 & Hard of Hearing Program is a center-based program in Kent County housed in Northview Public Schools.  它是围绕每个学生独特的能力和需求而设计的.  所有形式的交流都是口头的, 非语言的, 放大 – whatever meets each student’s needs and  maximizes language competence and knowledge in each student. 

最好的沟通方式取决于:

  • 听力损失的数量和类型
  • age when the loss occurred
  • 确定损失时的年龄
  • 父母的听力损失经历
  • cognitive abilities
  • 经历
  • 动机

中心项目的学习理念

  • 多样性 is Valuable.
  • 聋人/重听学生是有价值的.
  • 充耳不闻/Hard of Hearing students have the right to learn all forms of communication.
  • 视觉 & manual methods of communication are options and need to be used consistently.
  • Using hearing technology both at home and school also provides the opportunity for 听 abilities and spoken language.
  • 言语是与听力正常的人进行交流的重要工具.
  • 手语并不妨碍语言的发展.
  • 一个句子的线索和上下文加上手语, facial expression,  and speech阅读 provide complete linguistic information for deaf or hard of hearing children and youth.

充耳不闻 & 重听计划的信念

  • Language acquisition during infancy and early childhood with parents is crucial.
  • 视觉 representation of language enables children to understand ideas and  concepts.
  • 语言对学习至关重要.
  • 说话和语言是不同的能力.
  • 听觉/声乐 & 视觉/手动模式给孩子一个完整的沟通系统.
  • Sign language, finger拼写, and oral/aural techniques complement each other.
  • 手语可以帮助言语和语言的发展.
  • 手语由家庭成员学习. 促进和丰富孩子在家里的社交活动.

父母/婴儿计划-出生至2岁

婴儿的交流始于亲子互动. Service is delivered to infants and parents through a home-based program that promotes the use of 放大, 培养发声能力和对声音的反应, 并通过言语和手势发展象征性表达. 家长们聚在一起分享经验, 问问题, 从其他父母那里获得一些想法, 专家, 或者有听力损失的人.

幼儿教育- 2至4年

沟通技巧是通过观看来发展的, 听, 说话, speech 阅读, 玩, 签署, 以及幼儿课堂的教学. 言语/语言治疗是建立在每个孩子的时间表. 阅读和数学准备活动在日常课程中进行. Daily learning activities are rich  environments to socialize and develop communication.  自尊得到培养,孩子们遇到了聋人和重听人.

西奥克维尤-幼儿园到四年级

表达和接受语言的能力-说, 听, 写作, 阅读, 手语-从幼儿园到四年级. The general curriculum of 数学, 拼写, 阅读, 社会研究和科学的教学重点是语言技能. Special instruction designed for D/HH students may be used as well as instruction using computers for practicing and applying what is learned. 有个体言语和语言治疗. 通识教育班的学生也有口译员, 放大, 以及对他们的补充指导.

高地中学-五年级到六年级

充耳不闻 and Hard of Hearing students continue to focus on expanding expressive and receptive language skills at this level, with the added emphasis on gaining independence  学生 follow the general education curriculum for core academic classes of Math, 科学, Social Studies, and Language 艺术s. 他们还接受技术方面的指导, 艺术, and Physical Education, 还有乐队和合唱团的额外选择.  与小学一样,所有的支助服务仍在继续.

十字路口中学- 7至8年级

充耳不闻 and hard of hearing students continue in the general education curriculum – 科学, 数学, social 科学, 艺术, 英语, 体育与计算机. 语言艺术和学科领域的教学增加词汇量, 阅读理解与“现实世界”的应用.  Grade 7 and 8 students have the option of experiencing the “real world” of work and relating it to daily life through  社区 Based 指令 (CBI). This involves instruction in class and field-based 经历 where supervised students work nearby.

北景高中,九年级到十二年级

Grades 9-12 continue to emphasize language and 阅读 skills while progressing through the general education curriculum. 学生 study 英语, 科学, 数学, social 科学, and electives such as Spanish, 艺术 or wood technology. CBI continues to be available to relate classroom learning to independence. Northview High School also collaborates with colleges and technical centers such as Kent 职业生涯 Training Center and Kent 过渡 Center to provide a rich array of learning options as students approach the need for more training or independence and adulthood.

Infant/Parent Sign Class

来支持我们的婴儿/家长计划, we offer a weekly class for families of our students in the program to learn basic sign language skills.  This includes any family member who interacts with the children in their natural environment.  本课程支持在家完成作业, as well as offers families an opportunity to share and collaborate similar 经历.

Sign Language Interpreters

根据每个学生的IEP, sign language interpreters are available to students within the educational setting.  This also includes extra-curricular activities after the traditional school day.  Northview’s interpreting staff have met and exceeded the skill standards set by the state of Michigan.

语言和语言病理学家

学生 have access to speech and language services to assist in communication development. Individual students may meet with the speech and language pathologist one-on-one, as well as have the opportunity for push-in services within the classroom environment.

听力学家

Northview has an audiologist on staff to assist with all devices within the district.  这些服务包括听力学测试, as well as servicing equipment such as hearing aids and cochlear implants.  Our audiologist also helps fit each mainstream classroom with 放大 equipment to help the 充耳不闻 & 重听学生从他们的听力中得到最大的好处.

Ancillary Services

这取决于每个学生的需求, 可以为学生提供额外的辅助服务.  这可以包括物理治疗、职业治疗、社会工作等. IEP小组确定每个孩子的适当辅助需求.

大急流城聋人和听障人士服务中心

DHHS is an independent agency serving 大急流城 and surrounding areas since 1996. We serve approximately 3,500 – 4,000名失聪, hard of hearing, and hearing individuals and businesses each year through interpreter services, mental and behavioral health, 美国手语的类, equipment distribution, community relations, 和宣传

签署精明

签署精明 is a sign language dictionary containing several thousand high resolution videos of American Sign Language (ASL) signs, finger-spelled words, 以及在美国和加拿大使用的其他常见标志.

听力损失儿童的成功

这是一个关于听力的更多信息的“必去”网站, learning and social issues of children using hearing technology with different hearing levels.  听力损失和听力技术之间没有成本联系, 音频演示和印刷材料.  Practical information and tools are available for supporting the future success of 充耳不闻 and Hard of Hearing children socially and academically.

霍利家庭村(布鲁克林,密歇根州)

The Holley Institute owns and operates Holley Family Village at De Sales Center which has offered educational and recreational programs for the 充耳不闻, 自1996年起成为聋哑人/盲人和重听人.

在夏季的几个月里以及一年中不时地, 霍利学院为聋人提供高质量的课程, 聋哑人/盲人和重听人及其家人. The Oblates of St. Francis de Sales use the facilities in June for the Salesian 引领ership Camp.  当不用于这些事件时, the facilities are available to other nonprofit organizations for retreats and workshops.

保罗Dymowski
Director of Center 项目

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乔安妮·普拉特
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Brandi Czechowskyj
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