Trying to find the best school for my Daughter.

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Hello all,

I am a 32 year old Father. My Daughter has been deaf since she was born, and we are looking to move to a different state for the best education that she can get without us living in a box. We live in the town where the school is now, but due to lack of choices and lagging education we need to move. My wife and I are looking at some schools right now, but have yet to make a firm decision. We are looking to stay in the central part of the country, due to moving expenses.

We are looking at Indiana School for the Deaf, and Iowa School for the Deaf at the moment.

Do you guys have any suggestions?

We are looking for a school with a decent student population.
 
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MasterofJune said:
Hello all,

I am a 32 year old Father. My Daughter has been deaf since she was born, and we are looking to move to a different state for the best education that she can get without us living in a box. We live in the town where the school is now, but due to lack of choices and lagging education we need to move. My wife and I are looking at some schools right now, but have yet to make a firm decision. We are looking to stay in the central part of the country, due to moving expenses.

We are looking at Indiana School for the Deaf, and Iowa School for the Deaf at the moment.

Do you guys have any suggestions?

We are looking for a school with a decent student population.
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Hello MasterofJune,

this Sara Boyce im deaf also

im send you websites for infomation
DeafHoosiers - Indianapolis,Indiana
ISD -Council Bluffs,Iowa
Kansas State School for the Deaf -Olathe,KS where im graduate there also

if you wanted have right for your daughter have good education in states let me know PM me anytimes ok?
 
Well, from what I have read about Iowa. Their student population's quite diminished whereas the Indiana's population's sufficient enough for your child. But I could be wrong.

To be certain check out the American Annual for the Deaf. Once a year they have all deaf schools and deaf facilities listed with info about which communication methods, what kind of services they offer as well the number of their students per school. Very useful, I find.

All the best of luck on the move and finding the right school for you daughter. :)
 
Indiana School for the Deaf has a good reputation and a significant student population. Two of my deaf friends just moved there so they can enroll their deaf kids there. They wanted to stay in MD cuz MSD-Frederick is a good school but the cost of living is too high here in MD.
 
Agreed. Indiana School for the Deaf has a good reputation. And, kudos to you for being willing to relocate to better address your daughter's educational needs!
 
Thanks for the info...I think our minds have been made up about Indiana School for the Deaf.

We have to put her education first and foremost.

We want her to be as successful as she can be.

Thanks for the information everyone.
 
School Ditrict 917

The Intermediate School District 917 Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners, a regional bilingual program in the south/southeast metro area of Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, develops English phonemic awareness and literacy through language instruction and immersion in cued American English. Access to American Sign Language and cued American English is provided through exposure to each language in different activities or settings. The determination of the language(s) of instruction occurs through the process of developing the child’s Individualized Education Program or the Individualized Family Service Plan. A more in-depth description of our program’s development, framework, program practices, and bilingual considerations is articulated in our Language of Instruction document (1997), as well as in articles by Kyllo and Doenges (2001) and Crain and Kyllo (2003).

We believe that the use of cued American English in an immersion model: provides the most visually complete access to the language of English in conversation, develops phonemic awareness and decoding skills, and results in high literacy levels in learners who are deaf or hard of hearing. We likewise believe that immersion in American Sign Language to achieve proficiency in that language is critical to the development and social/emotional well-being of learners who are deaf or hard of hearing.



Cued American English is a visual and linguistically complete medium to convey the language of English. It incorporates the visually discrete features of Cued Speech designed by Dr. R. Orin Cornett in 1966, including handshape, hand placement, movement, and mouthshape, and combines them with prosodic information conveyed via visually discrete non-manual features, such as head-thrust and brow movement, to convey the linguistic features of American English (Fleetwood & Metzger, 1998a; 1998b). Cued American English provides learners with varying degrees of hearing full access to the phonemes of English in natural discourse through vision.
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Phonemic Awareness through Immersion in Cued American English--KidsWorld Deaf Net E-Doc--Gallaudet's Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
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Alternatives for Education

AEHI, Alternatives in Education for the Hearing Impaired, fosters literacy and empowers people with hearing loss to achieve their full potential through unique educational options. AEHI’s primary goals are to ensure that parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing are fully aware of all the issues and options in making educated choices regarding the mode of communication and educational settings appropriate for their children; to foster parent’s rights to choose and children’s access to programs using Cued Speech; to explore and develop other promising innovations leading to improved literacy for children who are deaf; to ensure that educators in the Chicago, Illinois area and the Midwest learn and utilize successful approaches and techniques to improve literacy rates for all children who are deaf or hard of hearing.


OUR CHALLENGE
We want to help deaf and hard-of-hearing children achieve their full potential. In order to do this, it’s critical to master both the spoken and written English language, in order that these children have equal access to the same opportunities as their hearing peers. No child should be left behind, yet, many children ARE left behind because parents and professionals are not aware of all of their available educational options
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AEHI, Alternatives in Education for the Hearing Impaired
 
loml,
do you know ANYTHING about the state of mainstream special ed programs in Indiana? Then please refrain from kneejerkingly assuming that a mainstream cued speech program is better then what's at the school for the deaf.
It does sometimes get annoying you automaticly assuming that Cued Speech is the panacea for what ails Deaf education. It really is a complex problem with no clear black and white solutions.
There are some excellent Deaf schools out there you know. Heck there are proboly some grads of the cued speech programs at the Deaf schools.
 
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deafdyke said:
loml,
do you know ANYTHING about the state of mainstream special ed programs in Indiana? Then please refrain from kneejerkingly assuming that a mainstream cued speech program is better then what's at the school for the deaf.
It does sometimes get annoying you automaticly assuming that Cued Speech is the panacea for what ails Deaf education. It really is a complex problem with no clear black and white solutions.
There are some excellent Deaf schools out there you know. Heck there are proboly some grads of the cued speech programs at the Deaf schools.
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As this is a father who is willing to relocate in order to find a good school for the Deaf for his child, I would venture to say that he has also already done his research on methodology.
 
deafdyke said:
loml,
do you know ANYTHING about the state of mainstream special ed programs in Indiana? Then please refrain from kneejerkingly assuming that a mainstream cued speech program is better then what's at the school for the deaf.
It does sometimes get annoying you automaticly assuming that Cued Speech is the panacea for what ails Deaf education. It really is a complex problem with no clear black and white solutions.
There are some excellent Deaf schools out there you know. Heck there are proboly some grads of the cued speech programs at the Deaf schools.
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deafdyke - Parents need to be aware of all their options.

You are putting your own spin onto my post.
 
Jillo I know. However Loml doesn't seem to be aware.
Agreed they do need to be aware of all options. But then if you're promoting all educational options, then how come you only posted the info for Cued Speech programs?
It's clear that the parent wants a Deaf School. And I mean I can and DO understand the desire for a seperate school placement..........I honestly think that a lot of the pro mainstream advocates don't fully realize how difficult it can be to get GOOD services in a mainstream setting.
 
deafdyke said:
Agreed they do need to be aware of all options. But then if you're promoting all educational options, then how come you only posted the info for Cued Speech programs?
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deafdyke - It is obvious that MaterofJune has looked at the Indiana School for the Deaf.
 
deafdyke said:
Jillo I know. However Loml doesn't seem to be aware.
Agreed they do need to be aware of all options. But then if you're promoting all educational options, then how come you only posted the info for Cued Speech programs?
It's clear that the parent wants a Deaf School. And I mean I can and DO understand the desire for a seperate school placement..........I honestly think that a lot of the pro mainstream advocates don't fully realize how difficult it can be to get GOOD services in a mainstream setting.
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Agreed. I do know that you are well aware. This seems to be the rare parent who does not automatically equate spoken language with liguistic development. Unfortunately, it appears that loml still hangs onto that outdated philosophy.
 
deafdyke said:
. But then if you're promoting all educational options, then how come you only posted the info for Cued Speech programs?
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deafdyke - I am informing parents of the option of Cued Speech. For you to inquire as to why I only posted about Cued Speech, really strikes me as odd.
 
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