More Than Meets the Eye - Revealing the Complexities of an Interpreted Education (Hardcover)

Over eighty percent of all deaf children today are main streamed but very few teachers sign well enough to be able to provide these students with full access in the classroom. As a result, it falls to sign language interpreters to offer the primary avenues of access for deaf and hard of hearing students. But despite the importance of their role, relatively little is known about the methodologies these interpreters employ on a daily basis. To fill this gap, Melissa B. Smith offers an in-depth analysis of K-12 interpreters at three schools. Her findings illuminate the critical functions in-school interpreters perform in response to three key areas of need: visual access, language and learning, and social and academic participation and inclusion.

General

Imprint:	Gallaudet University Press,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in Interpretation
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	November 2013
Authors:	Melissa B. Smith
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-1-56368-579-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sign languages, Braille & other linguistic communication Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of specific groups > Teaching of those with special educational needs > Teaching of hearing-impaired persons
LSN:	1-56368-579-5
Barcode:	9781563685798

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