Deaf/hearing impaired Education news
Top 12 of 2012 #11 – the ABC helps get captions in schools
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Captions are not only essential for children who are Deaf or hearing impaired but have been demonstrated to improve literacy outcomes across the board. Captions are particularly valuable for students who speak English as an additional language, struggle with reading or are visual learners. Our education campaign, CAP THAT!,encourages teachers to turn on captions whenever they press play in the classroom.
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Top 12 of 12 #8 – the captioning grant
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When the grant began, it was used to fund the captioning of entertainment videos, but it has evolved over the years and is now used to caption DVDs and online videos with an education or community focus. One of the biggest beneficiaries of the grant this year was Education Services Australia, which provides online videos that can be accessed by schools and used as curriculum material. This was mostly in the form of short film clips, including newsreels and other historical material from the National Film and Sound Archive.
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Top 12 of 2012 #5 - teachers championing captions for all students
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By turning on captions by default on audiovisual resources used in the classroom, teachers can boost literacy for all their students, particularly those with learning disabilities or with a language background other than English, and ensure that their Deaf or hearing impaired students – often too embarrassed to request captions – are included in the learning process.
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ABC launches new education site with captioned videos
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Splash provides free articles, videos, audio clips and games linked to the new Australian Curriculum. The extensive online library covers maths, English, history and science for primary and secondary students up to Year 10, with other subjects to be added in future.
The site also gives teachers topic collections and ideas for incorporating Splash content into the classroom, as well as useful tips for parents.
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Accessible cinema a way to learn for British schools
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Derek Brandon, founder of the UK’s Your Local Cinema website said, “'Each year in the UK around 800 children are born with significant hearing loss, and every day another 100 people start to lose their sight. Thanks to the inclusion of hundreds of subtitled and audio described shows, National Schools Film Week 2012 will enable hundreds of children with hearing or sight loss to enjoy the cinema experience with their classmates.”
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The literacy tool making a difference in Australian schools
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As Patron for our CAP THAT! campaign, proudly sponsored by Australian Communication Exchange, Senator Stephens today launched the national awareness campaign promoting captions as a literacy tool for all students at St Clare of Assisi Primary School in Conder, ACT.
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