This morning, four of my students asked to use the bathroom in the space of 10 minutes. In those same 10 minutes, I was able to conduct three formative assessments and adapt my teaching based on those ...

The lack of scientific terms and vocabulary in many of the world’s sign languages can make science education and research careers inaccessible for deaf people and those with hearing loss. Meet the ...

Advocates for education on sign language are making sure children of all abilities are set up for success in the classroom.Sign language is a vital tool for some students and encouraging others to use ...

American Sign Language is gaining momentum in becoming one of the most studied languages in high school and college classrooms. Surprisingly, it is also becoming a favorite in preschool and daycare ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- When Heather Patrick was growing up, she knew she was different. At the age of 16, she was diagnosed with autism. She graduated from high school at 21, and went from one community ...

VINELAND — Although the classroom was silent, students were abuzz with conversation, interacting with each other through American Sign language (ASL). They had to stay quiet because a television crew ...

For deaf children, teachers and scientists, talking about things like "greenhouse gases" or "carbon footprint" used to mean spelling out long, complex scientific terms, letter by letter. Now they are ...

ASL is a complete and complex language that employs signs made by moving the hands combined with facial expressions and postures of the body. ASL is the language of the Deaf community in the United ...

A deaf teacher who uses sign language and lip reading to teach and engage a primary school class has been recognised for her work. Alysha Allen, who teaches at Brimsdown Primary School in Enfield, is ...

The ability to speak is one of the essential characteristics that distinguishes humans from other animals. Many people would probably intuitively equate speech and language. However, cognitive science ...

Tan Chenglong, Zhao Yuan, Yao Dengfeng, and Wang Yueran (from left to right) pose for a photo at the ninth China Collegiate Computing Contest Mobile Application Innovation Contest in Hangzhou, ...