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TEACHER TO TEACHER Lloyd Andersen Editor, Teacher to Teacher Contributing Editor Fran Miller Arkansas School for the Deaf The descriptions that follow represent a variety of instructional resources and techniques that have been used successfuDy in educational programs serving the hearing impaired and have been recommended by the users. For purposes of sharing this information with other professionals, educators throughout the country are encouraged to write in. Basic English Books Basic English Composition Subject: Language arts Age range of students who used the materials: 17-18 Educational achievement range: high school seniors These two texts are designed for adolescents and adults who have difficulties with written English. Vocabulary and directions are appropriate for older students who are turned off by anything that seems too childish. Media Materials, Inc. of Baltimore, Maryland publishes the books. The grammar book breaks language down into two categories : language and usage. The composition text comprises three facets of language: writing sentences, writing paragraphs and using sentences and paragraphs in everyday writing. Ideas for original language are creative and interesting for the writer. These books also make an excellent supplement and/or drill for more advanced classes. Brenda G. Weber, Arkansas School for the Deaf Math Basketball Game Subject: Mathematics Age of students who used the materials: 7-10 Academic achievement range: second through fifth grades Here's an easily made game we created that our students really enjoy. To make your own math basketball game, you'll need a sturdy cardboard box (about 5 inches high), oak tag strips, a marker and several wooden blocks. Use the oak tag strips to divide the box into cubes. It should look like a box used to ship bottles of wine. Now use your marker to write a number (appropriate for your students to use in various types of math problems) on the side of each cubicle. Write another number on each wooden block. Fast and simple, there's your game. Now have a student toss a block into the box. Name the function of your choice—add, subtract, divide, multiply— and have the child figure the answer. My students love the challenge of answering math questions on the spot. Horst Wasserman Arkansas School for the Deaf Animal Sounds Activity Subject: Auditory training Age of children who used the materials: 4-5 Academic achievement range: Preschool Help your students practice listening and disaiminating between sounds with this cute game using animal noises. Make a game board by pasting construction paper squares and circles to a sheet of heavy poster board. I made one with 12 by 15 inch poster board, divided vertically into quarters with strips of yellow construction paper. Along the yellow strips, I pasted alternately a 3 inch paper square or a 3 inch diameter circle. To play, set the board on a table where you and the student sit facing each other. Gather three small animal toys, for example, a dog, a sheep and a cow. Place the toy dog on a circle and say "Bow-wow." Each time you repeat the sound, the child moves the toy a new circle or square. Let the student use sight and hearing in the beginning, then switch to hearing only. When the child responds accurately to "Bow-wow," move on to another toy and sound. Finally, use all three animals and their sounds. As you say one noise, the child moves the corresponding animal. To maintain interest, substitute different animals, or let the child match your sounds to animals pictured in a book. Ann Gilkey Arkansas School for the Deaf Color and Value Book Subject: Art Age range of students who used the materials: 5-12 Academic achievement range: K through middle school Published by Davis Publication, Inc. in Worcester, Massachusetts , this volume offers something unique for each level of student. The book encourages observation, recall and discussion of all of its beautiful illustrations. Color and Value also is an effective vocabulary-builder. I often use it one-on-one with students to prompt them to converse with me about art. I watch to see how long a student looks at a picture. I let the child talk about the picture. Afterward, I might show the child...

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