For Digital Schools Week, Sound Advice is collating its favourite digital and e-learning pieces into one post. Education practices are rapidly transforming with digital tools, as Silicon Republic reports in its web-feature, and teachers need to use professional development opportunities to upskill for the digital age.
Early Language Learning
Deaf children don’t automatically hear words spoken around them. Reading is the ideal way to extend their vocabulary and teach the use of language structures. Some resources:
- Digital Photos For New Words And Concepts
- Picture Diaries For Natural Language Development
- Using Blog Tools For Storytelling & Picture Diaries
- RFID Technology Teaches Deaf Children Language
Digital Learning Tools
Everyone should be using everyday PC and iPhone applications to teach children new concepts – sometimes without their realising it!
- Educational Revolution With Smartphone Devices
- Using Software Tools To Teach Deaf Children
- Connect School Project Enables Inclusive Teaching
- Child With Deafness & Autism To Use iPhone App
Reading/Literacy
Literacy can be an issue for deaf children, who can have difficulty connecting words to meaning, or whose spoken language may be delayed. Some ideas:
- Digital Readers (eReaders) Improve Child Literacy
- Young Readers Learn From DVDs & Touch-Phones
- How Educational Software Benefits Deaf Students
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