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  1. Do You Hear What I Hear?
    As students face new situations, their need for additional strategies increases. Recognizing what accommodations are available, and when each is most appropriate, is a skill that empowers students. Grade 7 - 9 students in this twelve-week foundation program will have the opportunity to:
  2. Writer’s Workshop
    This workshop will focus on non-fiction writing.Students will work collaboratively with peers to develop their skills as writers.Participants will use their assistive technology to organize their thoughts and write sentences or paragraphs about given topics.Lessons will include effective introductions, descriptive language, and conclusions.Strategies for proofreading and editing for errors will be embedded throughout the workshop. Areas of ECC:
  3. Working Towards Accessible Classrooms for Deaf or Hard of Hearing Children and Youth
    Planning, organizing and designing the classroom space is foundational and one of the many ways that teachers engage learners. How about Deaf or hard of hearing students? How can we set up spaces that are welcoming and accessible for all students, including those who are Deaf or hard of hearing? Join APSEA itinerant teachers, Hannah Wade and Joan Fillmore who are specialists in the field, as they walk through some ways you can work towards more accessible classrooms.
  4. Who We Are
    The Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority (APSEA) is an interprovincial co-operative agency established in 1975 by joint agreement among the Ministers of Education of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
  5. Why are Hearing People So Weird
    When I tell people I’m Deaf, some of them behave like a deer in headlights – freeze, don’t move! But why? Students are invited to experience the perspectives of people who identify and communicate in various ways – Deaf, hard of hearing, ASL user, lipreader, English speaker, cochlear implant user and, of course, those confusing hearing people! We’ll discuss our thoughts in a safe, friendly environment, ask questions, and share our experiences.
  6. Where The Wild Things Are - Lesson
    Video Transcript (upbeat music) - [Narrator] Hello everybody, now I'm going to teach you some signs from the story
  7. Where The Wild Things Are
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  8. When Problem Behaviour is Nobody's Fault
    This video information is available as a
  9. What’s the Word
    For deaf and hard of hearing students, incidental learning of new words can be challenging. Therefore, explicit vocabulary instruction is highly beneficial for developing deeper comprehension and more robust expression. Tier 1 words are used commonly and are typically easily acquired. For example, the words run, see, and water. We use these in everyday life for general communication. Tier 3 words are specific, highly specialized, and much less common in everyday vocabulary. For example, the words mitosis, filibuster and triadic.
  10. What does my child use in school?
    ( View ASL ) This is a short introductory presentation on hearing assistive technology in the classroom by DHH Itinerant Teachers and Educational Audiologist at APSEA. We will be introducing remote microphones in the classroom, why they are helpful, and how they can be used. This is a chance to hear from those that support students on the APSEA caseload in the classroom. Target Audience:Parents, caregivers, adult family members
Serving Children & Youth Who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing/Blind or Visually Impaired