The Transition to School Among Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Children: Teacher and Parent Perspectives. 2019

Anat Zaidman-Zait, and Brenda T Poon, and Deirdre Curle, and Janet R Jamieson, and Nancy Norman
Tel Aviv University.

Although entry into the school system is a major milestone in the lives of young d/Deaf or hard-of-hearing (DHH) children and their families, relatively little is known about parents' and teachers' experiences and perspectives of this important transition. The aims of this study were to describe parents' concerns during their children's transition from early intervention to school, to describe practices available for families of DHH children, and to explore parents' and teachers' perspectives regarding practices that support a smooth transition to school. Parents (N = 40) and teachers (N = 37) of the deaf and hard of hearing completed surveys examining their experiences and perspectives on DHH children's transition to school. Among concerns expressed among parents was their child's ability to participate successfully in an inclusive school setting, as well as the level of supports their child would receive. Teachers reported numerous policies and practices that supported the transition to school, emphasizing high-intensity practices often used to gather information about the child and set accommodations in place. Parent and teacher reports on facilitators for the transition are compared and contrasted. Recommendations for research and practice are provided.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D010290 Parents Persons functioning as natural, adoptive, or substitute parents. The heading includes the concept of parenthood as well as preparation for becoming a parent. Step-Parents,Parental Age,Parenthood Status,Stepparent,Age, Parental,Ages, Parental,Parent,Parental Ages,Status, Parenthood,Step Parents,Step-Parent,Stepparents
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000070777 School Teachers Members of staff responsible for TEACHING students in a school from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Elementary School Teachers,High School Teachers,Middle School Teachers,Pre-School Teachers,Elementary School Teacher,High School Teacher,Middle School Teacher,Pre School Teachers,Pre-School Teacher,School Teacher,School Teacher, Elementary,School Teacher, High,School Teacher, Middle,School Teachers, Elementary,School Teachers, High,School Teachers, Middle,Teacher, Elementary School,Teacher, High School,Teacher, Middle School,Teacher, Pre-School,Teacher, School,Teachers, Elementary School,Teachers, High School,Teachers, Middle School,Teachers, Pre-School,Teachers, School
D001290 Attitude An enduring, learned predisposition to behave in a consistent way toward a given class of objects, or a persistent mental and/or neural state of readiness to react to a certain class of objects, not as they are but as they are conceived to be. Sentiment,Attitudes,Opinions,Opinion,Sentiments
D012574 Schools Educational institutions. Primary Schools,Schools, Secondary,Secondary Schools,Primary School,School,School, Primary,School, Secondary,Schools, Primary,Secondary School
D060345 Education of Hearing Disabled The teaching or training of those individuals with hearing disability or impairment. Education of Persons with Hearing Impairments,Disabled Education, Hearing
D018479 Early Intervention, Educational Procedures and programs that facilitate the development or skill acquisition in infants and young children who have disabilities, who are at risk for developing disabilities, or who are gifted. It includes programs that are designed to prevent handicapping conditions in infants and young children and family-centered programs designed to affect the functioning of infants and children with special needs. (From Journal of Early Intervention, Editorial, 1989, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 3; A Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, prepared for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, 1976) Early Intervention (Education),Early Intervention Education,Early Intervention, Education,Head Start Program,Education Early Intervention,Education, Early Intervention,Educational Early Intervention,Head Start Programs,Intervention Education, Early,Intervention, Early (Education),Intervention, Education Early,Intervention, Educational Early,Program, Head Start

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