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English Access Forum:

English Access Forum:. High Stakes Testing, Reading/Writing Accommodations, Implications for Programs and Services. Katherine J. Bruni Outreach Specialist , S tate O utreach and T echnical A ssistance C enter, PEPNet/PEC

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English Access Forum:

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  1. English Access Forum: High Stakes Testing, Reading/Writing Accommodations, Implications for Programs and Services

  2. Katherine J. Bruni Outreach Specialist, StateOutreach andTechnicalAssistanceCenter, PEPNet/PEC English Instructor to Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing Georgia Perimeter College Center for Disability Services 770-928-6785 v/tdd satellite office404-406-8194 cell FAX 770-928-9929kjbruni@aol.com

  3. Guest Experts • Dr. Noel Gregg Regents Center for Learning Disorders University of Georgia • Jo Anne Simon, Esq. Law Offices of Jo Anne Simon Brooklyn, NY • Dr. Alton Brant Associate Professor of ASL Clemson University

  4. Clip 1

  5. Guest Experts • Dr. Noel Gregg Regents Center for Learning Disorders University of Georgia • Jo Anne Simon, Esq. Law Offices of Jo Anne Simon Brooklyn, NY • Dr. Alton Brant Associate Professor of ASL Clemson University

  6. … Objectives… • Participants will… • Gain information to help consider an appropriate range of accommodations for testing. • Learn about legal perspectives and accommodations for hearing students with disabilities that may challenge current practices.

  7. Why Have an English Access Forum?

  8. English Access Categories:

  9. The High School graduation test Board of Regents Exam Developmental Studies Exit Exam

  10. Entrance requirements for Technical Colleges Teacher Praxis Exam Graduate School Entrance Exams

  11. Vocational Rehabilitation CRC Exam Teacher Training programs’ standards and student teaching General Testing

  12. Discussing/Dissecting the PinkElephant

  13. GOALof the English Access Forum:To Begin a Dialogue about English Access for People who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

  14. Georgia Representatives(Policy Makers and those in positions to influence policy) Students – (graduate students) Deaf Consumers – State Chapter NAD Superintendent of State Schools, Dept. of Ed. (K-12) State Consultant Public Schools, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Division of Exceptional Students, Dept. of Ed. Postsecondary Disability Services Offices 2 yr, 4 yr, and Technical Colleges (counselors and administrators) Dept. of Technical Adult Education (DTAE), Director of Student Services

  15. Superintendents of GSD and AASD (Atlanta Area School for the Deaf) (and invited staff, faculty, Deans, Director of Instruction, etc.) Parents – (postsecondary) State ADA Office Advocacy Agencies GA Council for the Hearing Impaired State Testing Coordinator State Coordinator for the Deaf, Vocational Rehabilitation

  16. A Framework for Discussion:

  17. Principles and Questions

  18. 1. One size does not fit all. 2. English Access (print): a. Access to information b. Testing 3. Testing: What do you want to measure ?

  19. Instruction vs. Access

  20. What doesEnglish Accessmean?

  21. What is literacy? • What is the definition of “illiterate” and might it have a different definition for people who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing?

  22. What accommodations are currently being provided to people who are blind and to hearing people with learning disabilities related to reading and writing? • What are the various legal perspectives related to English Access?

  23. What does “otherwise qualified” mean in an academic setting? • What does language disability mean for an adult who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing? • What research questions do we need answered?

  24. What are the accommodations that might be considered for printed material? When might these accommodations be appropriate and for whom?

  25. Expert Comments & Forum Discussion

  26. Access to: Print – and also to: Knowledge/Information Language Power

  27. Instructional Access – Children

  28. Atlanta Area School for the Deaf Centerfor Accessible Technology inSign www.aasdweb.com/CATS Dr. HARLEY HAMILTON

  29. What is Reading & Writing ? What is literacy ?

  30. Clip 2

  31. What is Reading & Writing ? What is literacy ?

  32. Legal Perspectives

  33. Looking to Other Disabilities

  34. Clip 3

  35. Clip 4

  36. Clip 5

  37. Clip 6

  38. Looking to Other Disabilities

  39. Challenges

  40. Clip 11

  41. Challenges

  42. Testing

  43. Clip 7

  44. Clip 9

  45. Clip 10

  46. Testing

  47. Strategies and Needed Research

  48. Clip 8

  49. Strategies and Needed Research

  50. Recommendations

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