ASL Version of SRP 15 Principles for Reading to Deaf Children
Now Available Online The Clerc Center is pleased to announce
that a new American Sign Language (ASL) version of the 15
Principles for Reading to Deaf Children is now online. The 15
Principles are a great starting place for parents and teachers
who want to know how to engage young children in book sharing.
The new ASL version brings to life each of the principles
accompanied by a voiceover in English. A Spanish language
voiceover option will be available soon. The Shared Reading
Project (SRP) is designed to teach parents and caregivers how to
read to their deaf and hard of hearing children using ASL, and
to use strategies to make book sharing most effective. For a
closer look at these strategies, parents and teachers can learn
from the Reading to Deaf Children: Learning from Deaf Adults DVD
and manual, which gives samples of each of the principles in
action. Training workshops on this topic, as well as other
workshops related to literacy and languag