This course emphasizes the learning of basic person-to person conversational signing skills as a second language, including use and comprehension of ASL vocabulary, syntax and fingerspelling.

For professionals serving deaf/hard of hearing (D/HH) individuals. Includes deaf culture, functional language and legal issues in deaf education. (PR: CIDH 501)

Pre-req: CIDH 501.

For professionals serving deaf/hard of hearing (D/HH). Includes deaf culture, the impact of cross-cultural perspectives on D/HH children, language in the Deaf Education classroom. (PR: CIDH 502)

Pre-req: CIDH 502.

Course will consist of lecture, demonstration, discussion, & student presentations. Graduate students in the course will be required to develop a web-based instructional module illustrating one of the major communication approaches used with children with hearing loss. (PR: Instructor Consent)

Introduction to the education of deaf and hard of hearing students (PreK-12) for prospective teachers and other professionals serving deaf/hard of hearing students. (PR: Instructor Consent)

Study of curriculum, methods, techniques and materials used in the education of deaf/hard of hearing students. Includes information on classroom organization, classroom management.

This course represents a residential placement in which the student works with deaf and hard of hearing students in a classroom under the direction of a licensed teacher. (PR: Instructor Consent)

This course represents a residential placement in which the student works with deaf and hard of hearing students in a classroom under the direction of a licensed teacher. (PR: Instructor Consent)

Pre-req: CIDH 505.