15th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 13-15, 2016 • San Diego, CA
3/01/2010 | 3:20 PM - 3:50 PM | Topical Session 3 | Teylers | 3 - Language Acquisition and Development
ASL Tales: A New Paradigm for ASL/English Literacy
What better way to learn than through discovery?! Deaf children and families learn a message in one language and enjoy their way into finding how that message is conveyed in the other language*. The linked L-1 versions of ASL and English provide an opportunity for Deaf children, their families and educators to use these texts to enhance natural language acquisition and create innovative novice-to-advanced classroom instruction. Our whimsical ASL texts are depiction-rich, providing easy access to the story while providing a context for complex ASL grammar and structure. The result is literature that can be used to teach the basics of both languages and has applications for learning the nuances needed for bi-lingual competence. Master storytellers of both languages and magical illustrations result in books that children love and can be a strong foundation for motivating a love of reading. The poster session will discuss some of the many benefits, including: - Use of DVDs and web-based tools for independent learning - Joint texts guide students to higher level thinking in their most accessible language. - Deaf children get access to a masterful, accessible form of an English text.
- Demonstrate an approach that engages young Deaf children with books, educates parents and siblings, and creates shared family learning. These books/DVDs/web-based-learning-tools link native storytelling in both languages, and support and develop linguistic flexibility as children naturally interact with two languages in their complete forms. Explore the benefits of a visual message for young Deaf children, supporting cognitive awareness through the meta-linguistic presentation of stories using two complete languages.
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Janis Cole
(), ASL Tales, janis@asltales.net;
Janis Cole, (M.Ed). Janis brings a lifetime of experience to her new venture, President of ASL Tales. As an educator, consultant, trainer, facilitator, performer, Certified Deaf Interpreter, producer/director and avid ASL advocate for over 30 years, she is guiding the company to create products that share the art of ASL storytelling with audiences both Deaf and hearing.
Ms. Cole’s educational career includes 30 years of teaching at both community and university levels, including faculty positions at both Boston and Gallaudet Universities. Ms. Cole received the Golden Key Award from Boston University in 2001. She's passionate about Deaf/ASL Studies including ASL Literature, cultural studies, and social justice.
Her career in theatre perfectly complements her teaching experience in creating products that are both educational and entertaining. Janis is a former Broadway actress; co-founder of Deaf Pah! Theatre (a program for inner city at-risk youth); President's Council on the Arts and Humanities award winner; collaborative team member of the Harry Potter Magical Literacy Camp, and Co-chair of Boston's 2005 International Deaf Theatre Festival.
Janis holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work from Rochester Institute of Technology and a Masters of Education from Boston University.
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