Wirelessly posted
i think there are two huge issues in mainstreaming.
the first is access to the curriculum. There are two ways to access the information in a mainstream class.
First, visually. That would mean that the student would need a highly quailified interpreter as well as pre-teaching and general oversight by a teacher of the deaf.
The second would be through listening. The student would need to be able to understand open set language, in noise, at an age appropriate level, without lipreading.
the second issue would be social. Inclusion is more than geography! The students would actually need to be part of the class, equal members, who are as valued as anyone else. If the child is unable to socialize and understand the other kids, they are going to struggle socially.
