Everything you always wanted to know about ASL/English bimodal bilingual education

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Everything you always wanted to know about ASL/English bimodal bilingual education

Second session is coming soon: Feb 9th.

The first Clerc Center webinar for 2012 entitled, "Everything You Always Wanted to Know about ASL/English Bimodal Bilingual Education," will be presented by Susanne Scott, cochlear implant bilingual specialist at the Clerc Center, and Dr. Laurene Simms, professor of education at Gallaudet University. Bilingual and bimodal refer to the development of competency in two languages and the use of one spoken language and one signed language (spoken and signed are the "modes" to which "bimodal" refers). The Clerc Center has developed its new webinar series with the convenience of the audience in mind. The webinars are presented in American Sign Language (ASL) with a spoken English voiceover and captions. The ASL/English webinar will be broadcast as a two-part series on January 12 and February 9, from 7-8 p.m. each evening.
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I am VERY glad that Gally is reconizing the key to survival of Deaf Schools is developing a really strong bimodal bilingal education approach. Like ASL, but with very good spoken language support ALSO used. Like the equliavant at a Blind School would be having a low vision kid use large print, but also the option of Braille and other blind/low vision accomodnations......
 
I wonder if you offered a traditional bilingal class, meaning spoken English and Clarke style intervention in the morning and then ASL and Deaf stuff in the afternoon, if more parents would opt for that sort of placement. I think that many parents are concerned that their kid wouldn't get enough spoken language training in a Sign using enviroment. I mean I thought it wasn't that unusal for some sign using kids to spend time at an oral preschool.
 
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