Category Archives: Deaf History & Culture

Calling a Deaf School Bi-Bi

  • Calling a Deaf School Bi-Bi

Calling a school a Bilingual-Bicultural is only a tip of an iceberg. A school is required to implement many things before It can consider itself a Bi-Bi school. Only the bilingual portion is discussed in this video.

Video by Jay Krieger.  Find the transcript for the video at this link.

Making Literature Accessible for Deaf Students

  • Making Literature Accessible for Deaf Students

Ruth Anna Spooner explains her Ph.D dissertation research.
From September, 2014 : "After her experiences teaching high school and college English/Literature, various levels of ASL, and also teaching the Deaf, Ruth Anna is currently pursuing a joint Ph.D in English and Education. She is in the process of completing her dissertation study on how linguistics and translations between ASL and English might be used to facilitate the teaching of literature to Deaf students."

ASL vs. SEE – what’s the difference?

  • ASL vs. SEE – what’s the difference?

Golden Hands shows the difference between ASL (American Sign Language) and SEE (Sign Exact English).