Schroeder,+Alex,+Deafness

**Something about me/something about me that is interesting:** I am from the Portland area and live on Hayden Island in a floating house. I also have five siblings. Taylor-22 Courtney and Jalen (Twins)-18  Matt-20  Kaela-17  None of my siblings are blood related. They are either step or half siblings. **Education and career goals: ** I want to get a degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Early Childhood Development. I want to either teach preschool or kindergarten and eventually want to teach up in Portland where my family is from. **What brings me joy?** Family and friends really bring me joy. Also running and hiking with friends. **Greatest fear about being a teacher: ** I think my greatest fear about teaching is having the class get out of hand, especially since I want to teach younger students. I also worry about not getting through to the students and having them understand what I'm teaching and not making an impact on their lives. **Experience a time when something was difficult to learn? ** I have always had a hard time learning math. Last term I was enrolled in math 212 and struggled right from the start. Since I didnt care for the teacher, I ended up going to the math tutoring center all the time. There was one tutor who was always really rude to me. I was working on a story problem and asked him for help and he read the problem and looked at me and said "you seriously dont get this, its not that hard". It made me feel stupid and felt really discouraged. Since I am not the best at math and had a bad experience, I feel like I can better understand students who struggle and understand them better. I can be encouraging to them and positive because I know that I never had that when I was in math classes. **What I want to gain from this course: ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I want to learn how to incorporate students with special needs into the class and how to make them feel like part of the class and not someone who has a disability. I've never really had much experience with working with students who have special needs, so I want to become very familiar with all the types of disabilities.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I chose to deafness as my research topic because I have always found it very interesting. In high school I took sign language and became fasinated with it. Every month we would have to go out in the community and interact with the individuals who were deaf. I learned a lot from the experience. I wanted to learn even more about it and how I can better assist students who are deaf and may be in my classroom. I found some really helpful resources that deal with different strategies that you can use to help the individuals.

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[|http://legacy.teachersfirst.com/sped/prof/deaf/strategies.htm] l <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This website provided many good instructional strategies that you can use in the classroom with a child who is deaf. It also gave tips for teachers or parents who are trying to communicate with an individual who is deaf or hard of hearing.
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 * // Working With Hearing Impaired Students //**
 * Rating: 5 **

[] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This website was great in that it provided information on teaching students who are deaf or hearing impaired. It had information on effectively communicating with the students, how teachers can better assist students in lectures. and information about examinations and accommodations.
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 * // Teaching Deaf/Hearing Impaired Students //**
 * Rating: 5 **

[] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Although this website is directed from Indiana, there are many resources for parents and educators that can be beneficial for people of all over. This website is for outreach services for deaf and hard of hearing students. Also provided is information on early interventions and methods for teaching individuals who are deaf. Very helpful resources for parents as well.
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 * // Outreach Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children //**
 * Rating: 4 **

[] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This website is helpful because it provides the basics of deafness and signs and causes of deafness. It also lists educational implications
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 * // Deafness and Hearing Loss //**
 * Rating: 4 **

//** 5) **// //** Deaf or Hard of Hearing **// [] This website provided definitions for deafness and also hard of hearing. Also provided different accommodations for students in the classroom.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Rating: 4 **

[] This website had some great lesson plans and activities that address hearing and noise for all different age groups.
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 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Rating: 5 **
 * // Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities //**

//** 7) **// //** Teaching Hearing Impaired Children in Mainstream Classrooms **// [] This website gave some helpful tips for teachers and how to better assist the individual who is deaf.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Rating: 4 **

//** 8) **// //** Techniques that assist classroom learning for the deaf and hard of hearing **// [] Website was great and provided techniques to assist individuals who are deaf in the classroom such as having a note taker and interpreter.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Rating: 4 **

//** 9) **//__**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Top source **__ //** Deafness, self esteem, and the inclusive classroom **// [] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This video provided different ways to reinforce self image for the individual who is deaf and also help them feel included in the classroom.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Rating: 5 **

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">1) Deafness can be either: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Acquired, meaning loss occurred after birth, due to illness or injury, or, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Congenital, meaning that the deafness was present at birth.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2) Most common cause of acquired is exposure to noise.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">3) Types of deafness: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Conductive: Sound cannot pass freely through the outer or middle ear. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Sensorineural-Deafness is caused by a problem in the cochlea or auditory (hearing) nerve.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">4) Teaching strategies useful for students with a hearing impairment may be useful for everyone.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">5) Most common method of classroom accessibility is an an interpreter.