National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness

Practice Partnerships | Literacy, Math, and Science

Literacy, Math, and Science

Partners

   State deaf-blind projects

Activities

• Develop literature review with emphasis on both emergent and independent literacy and inclusive of literacy for individuals who are deaf, blind, deaf-blind, and/or severely cognitively impaired
• Development of Child/Youth, Service Provider and Family Literacy OPIs (Outcome and Performance Indicators) tied to existing research base
• Dissemination of OPIs for review
• Conduct NCDB Topical Conference on emergent literacy for children/youth who are deaf-blind
• Dissemination of OPIs for field testing and use in planning, delivery and evaluation of technical assistance
• Collaboration with individuals conducting research on literacy for children with complex challenges, including deaf-blindness
• Provide technical assistance focused on improving literacy skills for children who are deaf-blind
• Collect and analyze TA data
• Begin work on identification of strategies/effective practices for improving achievement in math and science for children/youth who are deaf-blind

Projected Outcomes

• Increased awareness regarding literacy for children who are deaf-blind among practitioners and families
• Increased knowledge of effective practices for improving literacy skills of children who are deaf-blind among practitioners and families
• Increased use of evidence-based practices to improve literacy skills for children/youth who are deaf-blind
• Increased skills of service providers and families to improve literacy outcomes for children who are deaf-blind

Impact

• Improved literacy skills of children and youth who are deaf-blind

Products

• NCDB Outcomes and Performance Indicators (Literacy)
• Emergent Literacy for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind: Models and Strategies for Unique Learners