Courses for Teachers of the Deaf & other professionals working in deaf education

NEW

POSTPONED

(Previously 11 December 2009)
Supporting Early Listening Skills

led by Sue Lewis

Suitable for Teachers of the Deaf, Families, Teaching Assistants, SENCOs, Early Years Advisory Staff

 

Early intervention and newborn hearing screening mean that teachers and families now have unprecedented opportunities for ensuring deaf children arrive at school with listening skills that are more finely tuned for classroom listening than ever before and really set them up for ‘listening to learn’. Many of the activities that we carry out with young deaf children are, however, more focused on hearing than listening.

This course aims to help participants think about and track a child's move towards classroom listening skills and the sorts of activities that will promote appropriate behaviours.

POSTPONED

(Previously 14 December 2009)
Critical Self Review (2 day course)

Led by Sue Lewis

Suitable for Headteachers, SENCOs. Heads of Resource Bases/Units for deaf children

 This course is designed for heads of resourced provision and others who have management responsibility for resourced provision within mainstream schools. It will focus on how they can gather and present data about outcomes, but also review the quality of provision in line with the new OFSTED framework.

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26 January 2010
Using ICT to Support Deaf Children's Literacy

Led by Simon Thompson

Suitable for: Mainstream Teachers working with deaf children, Teachers of the Deaf and Teaching Assistants

 This day explores how to use ICT to support literacy and thinking skills; using ICT to create resources, including interactive whiteboard resources.  The day includes practical sessions to gain skills in using the software to work with children and to prepare targeted sources.

POSTPONED

(Previously scheduled for 1 & 2 February 2010)
ACE: Assessment of Comprehension and Expression (2 day course - Day one can be taken as a 1 day course)

Led by Sue Lewis

Suitable for: Teachers of the Deaf and Speech & Language Therapists who work regularly with children who are deaf

This course provides training for participants in the use of ACE, leading to skills in tracking and securing higher order language skills in children who are deaf.  The aims are to:

  • Place this subtest within its broader context and consider its importance as an indicator of children's access and need
  • Offer an opportunity to have more practice in assessing children's responses to this section of the Narrative/Discourse section of the ACE test
  • Foster competency in its administration and the intepretation of test results
  • Consider different responses to pupils' needs and how narrative skills can be fostered

 

4 February 2010
Mary Hare Primary School Open Day for Professionals

Suitable for:  Teachers of the Deaf, Teaching Assistants, Communication Support Workers and Mainstream Teachers 

A chance to find out more about the teaching methods and resources at Mary Hare Primary School. The day includes a guided tour of the school, including the chance to observe lessons and talk to teaching, care and support staff.  Specialist presentations include 'Access to Music in the Primary Curriculum for Deaf Children'.

Cost £30

POSTPONED

(Previously sceduled for 8/ 9 February 2010)
Reynell Developmental Language Scales (2 day  course)

Led by Sue Lewis (approved NFER trainer)

Suitable for: Teachers of the Deaf and Speech & Language Therapists who wish to use the scales with deaf children

Completion of this course allows participants to use these scales and we will explore issues specific to using them with deaf children.  The Reynell Developmental Language Scales is a closed test, but TODs and SLTs may use it, providing they attend this, or a similar, course.

Sue Lewis is the only approved NFER trainer and specialises in its use with deaf children.

POSTPONED

(Previously scheduled for 10 February 2010)
Supporting Deaf, Dyslexic Pupils

Led by Lesley White

Suitable for: Teachers of the Deaf, Mainstream Teachers working with deaf, dyslexic pupils, Teaching Assistants, Learning Support Assistants

This is a workshop day designed to provide a practical guide to coping with hearing impaired pupils who also have dyslexia.  The day will include:

  • Overview of problems that dyslexia presents to a deaf child
  • Good teaching practice: "do's and don'ts"
  • Practical aids to help dyslexic pupils
  • Simple techniques to overcome barriers
  • Specialist software

NEW

25 February 2010
Supporting Deaf Teenagers:  Coping with Teenage Angst

Led by Sandra Wylie & Viv Ogg

Suitable for:  Mainstream secondary Teachers with hearing impaired pupils, Teachers of the Deaf, Learning Support Assistants, Care Workers, Parents/Carers

This is a practical workshop day to discuss strategies to support deaf children as they progress through their teenage years.  The day will include:

  • Deaf identity
  • Self-esteem issues
  • Counselling approaches
  • Managing behaviour
  • Strategies for non-users of hearing aids/cochlear implants

10 March 2010
Deaf Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder in association with the Ear Foundation

Led by Christine Rocca (Mary Hare)

Suitable for: All professionals working with deaf children with ASD

 Deaf children with ASD present many challenges not in the least around monitoring and the development of communication skills. This day, involving experts in the field, explores recent developments in the field, current practice, audiological management and implications for cochlear implantation.  It will also include practical strategies for working with this complex group and provide the opportunity to hear from parents.

16 March 2010
Promoting the Deaf Children's Access to the Science Curriculum

Led by Dave Davies

Suitable for:  Mainstream Science Teachers working with deaf children; Teachers of the Deaf and Teaching Assistants

 Practical ideas for supporting the delivery of the science curriculum for deaf pupils in the mainstream, or special school, context.  The use of multimedia and visual reinforcement as the key to understanding science content will be be discussed and suitable resources will be demonstrated.  Techniques for modifying language to improve accessibility will also be provided.

17 March 2010
Access to Music in the Curriculum
Early Foundation to Secondary School

Led by Christime Rocca

Suitable for: Mainstream Teachers and Teaching Assistants, Teachers of the Deaf, Learngin Support Assistants or any other interested prossional.  You do not have to be a musician to attend this day.

A practical workshop with ideas for everyday use of music in the classroom including:

  • Integrating music into everyday practice
  • Improving outcomes in class through music
  • Use of music to enhance literacy
  • Practical skills/ideas to immediately use in work settings

18 March 2010
Mary Hare Secondary School Open Day for Professionals

Suitable for: Teachers of the Deaf, Teaching Assistants, Communication Support Workers and Mainstream Teachers

A chance to find out more about the teaching methods and resources at Mary Hare Secondary School. The day includes a guided tour of the school, observation of lessons and presentation by senior Mary Hare staff, including an in-depth look by a subject-specialist, at a selected area of the secondary curriculum.

25 March 2010
Supporting Deaf Pupils with Difficulties in Numeracy

Led by Becky Papas

Suitable for: Teachers of the Deaf, Teaching Assistants and Mainstream Teachers of Maths

 Practical and ICT activities to help deaf pupils who are struggling with basic numeracy skills acorss the Key Stages.

29 April 2010
Supporting English for the Secondary Aged Child

Led by Carole Howe

Suitable for:  Teachers of the Deaf, Teaching Assistants and Mainstream Teachers of English

 Practical ideas for supporting reading, writing and understanding of the English curriculum for deaf pupils in the mainstream, or special school, context.  The importance of multimedia and visual reinforcement as the key to understanding text will be demonstrated and discussed.

NEW

15 June 2010
The Analytical Writing Assessment: Finding and addressing the missing pieces in deaf children's literacy

Led by Diana Burman PhD
(University of Oxford and author of thie assessment)

Suitable for: Teachers of the Deaf, Teaching Assistants and Parents of deaf children

 

 Teachers of the Deaf have regularly commented that criteria used to measure writing progress in hearing children are inadequate for deaf children, because they do not measure the level of skill at which many deaf children are working.  The Analytical Writing Assessment is just what they have been waiting for.

22 June 2010
Transitions for Deaf Children and Young People

Led by Viv Ogg , Joy Rosenberg & Dr Janette Willis

Suitable for: Teachers of the Deaf, Parents/Carers, Care Workers, Speech and Language Therapists, Local Authority representatives, Audiologists, Careers personnel and University Representatives

This course covers transitions across a range of ages:

  • Early Years to Primary
  • Primary to Secondary
  • Secondary to Further or Higher Education
  • We will look together at aspects of transition such as audiology, social/emotional factors, curriculum, legislation and provision, using presentation, discussion groups, skills practice and resource packs.

 

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