Psychology 4303F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Functional Illiteracy, Total Communication, Hearing Aid

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 4303F/G
• Professor: Cathy Chovaz

Document Summary

Psych 4303 lecture 4 - education of deaf children. Having education in the form of what is best for the child (ex. Parents" decision backed by professional support - child can talk about it when they are old enough. Direct and indirect interaction (communication everywhere, fully accessible school in sign language) Full and open access to education, language, and communication. Exposure and access to deaf community (models, mentors, peers, sports, clubs, language/culture, heritage, traditions, identities) Less chance for families to learn and use sign language. Oral approach rochester method bilingual-bicultural (bi-bi) philosophy. Milan conference - bunch of people discussed how to teach deaf kids. Didn"t believe sign language was the way to go, even though research showed it was. Very few succeeded with the oral approach. Bi-bi philosophy has 5 segments to it. Develop their literacy skills in asl and in english. Most states now have schools for the deaf.