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The Incorporation Of Deaf American Culture And History In Secondary Education Classrooms, James B. Smith
The Incorporation Of Deaf American Culture And History In Secondary Education Classrooms, James B. Smith
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
Bilingual-Bicultural Education (Bi-Bi) has a positive impact on language development and social-psychological development of Deaf children (Baker, 2011; Scott, 2010; Humphries & Humphries, 2010). This development is predicated on the child’s access to American Sign Language (ASL); however, the role of Deaf culture and history in Bi-Bi is not well-defined (Ladd, 2003). Children at Bi-Bi schools and programs often acquire cultural aspects through social interactions among their Deaf acquaintances rather than in the classroom. The socialization and cultural sensitivity of Deaf children does not constitute a formal instruction and mastery in all the elements of culture, as often believed in …