1. IRA’s 57th Annual Convention
Chicago, Illinois, April 29 to May 2, 2012
The Special Interest Group for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Readers
“Using Accessible Digital Media to Promote Academic Success
Among Students with Hearing Loss”
Tues. May 1, 2012 9:00am - 10:15am Hyatt Regency McCormick Hotel, CC12A
AMP IT UP!
Changing the Face of
Literacy with The ASL
Accessible Materials Project
What if professionals, parents, and students had daily access to quality American Sign Language
educational materials in the school setting and at home? What if these materials were free and
readily available with the purchase of companion texts, enabling young children and students to
have opportunities for repeated viewings that can support them in developing language, literacy
and academic skills?
The Accessible Materials Project Team will share multiple examples of ASL accessible
instructional materials including assessments, guided reading materials, children’s books
and original ASL stories and poetry. We will demonstrate how teachers and families are
implementing these materials to accelerate student progress in language, literacy and the
acquisition of content standards.
For further information on the Accessible Materials Project check us out on
Facebook and YouTube at: facebook.com/ampaasd and youtube.com/ampaasd
The Accessible Materials Project Team
Atlanta Area School for the Deaf
Sandy G. Huston, Tina K. Caloud and Michael Clegg
with Paul Konowitch, President and CEO of Sundance/Newbridge Publishing
Also of interest:
“Engaging Different Learners:
Can’t We Foster Inclusive Literacy?”
A Symposium at McCormick Place West CC, W471B
Monday, April 30, 3:00pm-5:45pm
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