Mainstream
Define Mainstream learning
A term used to describe the integration of children with hearing loss into hearing school classrooms.
Define Residential learning
An institution where students typically go and live full time while attending.
Define Blended learning
A style of education in which students learn via electronic and online media as well as traditional face to face teaching.
Define Homeschooling
Education of children at home by parents
University where the Deaf President Now movement took place
Gallaudet University
A con of Mainstream Learning
Likely to be very few deaf students, so it could by very lonely
Teachers are rarely “Deaf Aware”
Students feel pressured to feel accepted
Little to no ASL is used
A con of Residential learning
May be viewed as an “institution”
Segregation
Less exposure to hearing world
Separation from family
A con for Blended Learning
Students can fall behind because its at their own pace.
Students can feel ostracized from the outside world
A con of Homeschooling
Students are usually away from home and family for long periods of time.
Children can feel isolated from their families.
There are many expenses involved in this type of schooling.
First advanced school for the Deaf in America
Gallaudet University
A pro of Mainstream learning
Classes and curriculum are standardized by authority.
Deaf students will be better prepared for the “real world”
A pro of Residential learning
Participate in deaf culture.
Some Deaf roles available
Extracurricular activities
Parent outreach program
Exposure to Deaf culture, and this is inclusive outside of the classroom
A pro of Blended Learning
Collaborative learning experience.
Better communication.
Self-Paced
Encourages confidence
A pro of Homeschooling
Students will be with other deaf students.
Education is tailored to the needs of the student.
Most schools offer extracurricular activities so the deaf community can grow.
Location of Gallaudet University
Washington D.C.
Approximate percent of deaf children that attend mainstream school
75%
True or False: Students at residential schools are mixed between deaf and hearing
False
Generally also used with children who are...
On the Autism spectrum
Are Homeschooling laws for parents at the federal or state level?
State
Location of NTID and a prominent deaf community
Rochester, NY