Heather Whitestone, born in 1973 in Alabama, is a deaf dancer and beauty queen who became the first deaf woman to be crowned Miss America in 1995. She lost most of her hearing at the age of 18 months due to a high fever, but this did not stop her from pursuing her dreams.
The Texas School for the Deaf (TSD) was established in 1856 to provide education to students who are deaf or hard of hearing. TSD has a rich history of adapting to changing needs and challenges, including the adoption of new technologies and expansion of services. Today, TSD provides a comprehensive education to students and families, and continues to be a vital resource for the deaf and hard of hearing community in Texas and beyond.
Day 8: Gallaudet University was founded on April 8th, 1864 when Congress and President Abraham Lincoln signed the bill into law to allow this institution to confer college degrees. Gallaudet has been pivotal in the lives of deaf people all around America as it is the only university specifically dedicated to deaf education. Because of this amazing university, deaf people are given equal opportunities to education as the hearing. Ain't that fascinating!
Pedro Ponce de León was a Spanish monk who is considered to be the first person to successfully teach deaf individuals how to communicate. He developed unconventional teaching methods, including hand signals for the alphabet, which allowed his students to read, write, and even speak. Ponce de León's work laid the foundation for the development of modern sign languages and continues to inspire educators and advocates for deaf culture and language around the world.
The establishment of the first school for the deaf in Paris, France in 1760 marked a turning point in the history of deaf education. Founded by Abbe Charles-Michel de l'Epee, the school provided a formal education for deaf children, using a sign language system that de l'Epee had developed. This system, known as Old Fr
William Stokoe was a linguist who established American Sign Language (ASL) as a legitimate language with its own syntax and grammar. Despite initial skepticism, Stokoe's research helped to establish ASL's validity, paving the way for increased recognition and support for the deaf community. His contributions have had a lasting impact on the field of linguistics and the study of ASL.
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is a landmark piece of legislation that fundamentally changed the way telecommunications services were regulated in the United States. The Act was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on February 8, 1996. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was designed to promote competition in t
This Calendar, from July 2023-June 2024, includes U.S. holidays, a “This Month in History” crossword puzzle for each month, and crossword answer keys. Print one to hang in your room to let early finishers work on, or print one for each student to record important due dates, and work on the puzzles for extra credit. You can also print the puzzles to use as handouts for each month during the school year. Be sure to check your “My Purchases” each June. I’ll update the calendar, and you can download it free of charge each year! You might also like these products: Primary Source Analysis Lesson Current Event Paragraph World History Interactive Notebooks World History Puzzles ***How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases*** • Go to your My Purchases page. Beside each purchase you'll see a “Provide Feedback” button. Click it and you will go to a page where you can give a rating and leave a comment for the product ***Be the first to hear about my new products and discounts*** • Look for the green star near the top of any page in my store and click it to become a follower. You will then receive updates about my store.
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These Christmas close reading passages and activities are the perfect tools to help students practice close reading skills during the month of December. These week-long lessons follow a close reading model, and each one includes a teacher guide and notes to make teaching the lesson easy! Students will be required to use close reading skills to practice making logical inferences, citing textual evidence, and drawing conclusions from the text. PRINT & GO! Easily differentiate instruction with the leveled reading passages for grades 3-5. Includes everything you need to teach 5 weeks of close reading lessons. ⭐A digital Google Classroom option is included! (Google Slides™) Close Reading Lessons: Candy Canes: The History Behind the Hook Real vs. Fake Christmas Trees: Which is the greener choice? Fruitcake: The Story Behind This Holiday Treat National Cookie Day: A Day to Celebrate a Favorite Dessert Winter Solstice: A Time to Celebrate These high-interest and engaging topics will captivate the interest of students! Step-by-Step instructions (for teacher and students) are included that follows a close reading model. Step 1: First Reading: Determine what the text says. Step 2: Second Reading: Determine how the text says it. Step 3: Third Reading: Determine what the text means. Step 4: Written Comprehension: Write and Respond Includes: Implementation Guide (Steps to Close Reading) Teacher Guide and Notes Classroom Posters Mark It Up! Annotation Cards 2 Differentiated Reading Passages Text-Dependent Questions Vocabulary Practice Written Response Close Reading Graphic Organizers Easily Differentiate Instruction! These close reading comprehension passages are written at 2 different levels to allow for differentiation during instruction. The content of the 2 passages are the same, but the reading levels are different. Questions about the content are the same. This makes it easy for you to provide students with the same questions and activity sheets while also allowing students to practice close reading skills on their reading level. All answer keys are included! ⭐Note: Each reading passage is leveled with special symbols at the bottom left corner to denote difficulty levels. This resource is aligned to the anchor standard that refers to reading text closely: ELA Reading Standard 1: “Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it, cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.” ❤Let's connect! Instagram Facebook Bloglovin' Pinterest Click ★HERE★ to follow my store and get notifications about new resources and freebies! All new resources are 50% off for the first 24 hours! ************************************************************************************************************************************************** Copyright © Kim Miller (A Love of Teaching). All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. **************************************************************************************************************************************************
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I’m so excited to share what I’ve been up to this month in my Autism classroom! We have been so busy prepping some FANTASTIC new life skills resources and getting our seasonal resources ready to go…. next year will be so easy once all the adapted books for the year are PREPPED, stored and ready […]
THIS IS A DIGITAL DOWNLOAD! You will not receive a physical product. Please read all disclaimers before purchase as I do not accept refunds or exchanges on digital products. DISCLAIMER: You need to use Canva to download this product. You will need to create an account on this FREE website. You will receive a link and easy step-by-step directions for downloading. This method helps maintain top quality products despite Etsy file size limitations and allows for customizing products. Note there are NO other downloading or editing options. This ready-to-print Interactive Boho Rainbow Calendar set will help your students develop a routine and look super cute in your classroom at the same time! Print on cardstock, laminate, and use velcro or use the pieces with a pocketchart for a functional calendar you can use year after year. Included: -Month headers in 2 different designs (12) -Date cards in 2 different designs (1-31, includes 23/30 and 24/31) -Days of the week cards in 2 design options (7) -Year cards in 2 different designs (2021-2031) -Special event cards in 3 different design options [ex. happy birthday, assembly, field trip, Hanukkah, first day of fall, etc.] (36) [EDITABLE] -"Today is, Yesterday was, tomorrow will be" cards + days -"Today's date" card -"The weather is" card + interchangeable weather options (7) -"Days in School" base ten card -"CALENDAR" banner in 3 different design choices (10 pieces) This is part of the Modern Boho Rainbow Collection. Visit my shop to see the themed decor for your entire classroom! Colors may vary slightly depending on your monitor display, paper, and printer. Print quality depends on quality of paper, ink, and printer used. I am not responsible for printing quality. I recommend printing on cardstock. *Editable refers to text only. Colors, designs, and resizing are not editable. Follow my Instagram to see any product updates! Copyright© Miss Miller Creations Purchase allows for one license of personal classroom use. You may not share my products with anyone else. You are not permitted to alter my designs or products in any way.
