Approximately 77% of deaf students are learning in general education classrooms, so steps should be taken to ensure that their learning environment accommodates any Hearing-related needs to ensure language skills do not impact other academic skills.
Videos also allow students to experience problems and scenes outside the classroom, capturing their Attention by bringing in different cultures and experiences (one strategy for culturally responsive teaching) and engaging them in authentic learning opportunities.
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Family engagement happens when educators and schools collaborate with families to collectively support their child's learning in meaningful ways, both at school and at home.
When introducing reading and writing in digital contexts, educators should emphasize and monitor foundational reading skills, highlighting the differences between deeper traditional reading, and skimming strategies used in digital formats.
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Educators can support learners by treating them as experts while supporting them in identifying the problem to be solved and guiding them in the process of conducting, analyzing, and sharing their own research.
O'Conner, R., De Feyter, J., Carr, A., Luo, J. L., & Romm, H. (2017). A review of the literature on social and emotional learning for students ages 3-8: What's Known Teacher and classroom strategies that contribute to social and emotional learning (part 3 of 4). Washington, D.C.: Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education.
Providing diverse materials in the classroom deepens learners' self-understanding and understanding of others, positively impacting their perceptions of themselves and each other.
Providing diverse materials in the classroom deepens learners' self-understanding and understanding of others, positively impacting their perceptions of themselves and each other.