Unified in Literacy: Leveraging the People, Places, and Programs in a Deaf Student’s Schooling

$39.00

This webinar will be hosted via Zoom for national and international attendees on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm ET.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial disclosures: Dr. Harrison is Deaf Education Faculty at NTID and Deaf Education adjunct faculty at the University of Utah.

Nonfinancial disclosures: Dr. Harrison is faculty in an ASL/English Deaf Education program and a CEASD Member.

Course Description:

Literacy is a paramount concern for parents, teachers, pupil personnel service providers, administrators, and everyone else in the Deaf Education world. This presentation will discuss the foundations of a literacy focus in Deaf Education that requires different individuals to work together in supporting the language and literacy development of students who are deaf/hard of hearing. We will talk about the roles of ASL and English with students and providers in building language and literacy and share ideas of how collaboration can bring us outside of our silos.

Agenda

5:00-5:15: What is literacy?

5:15-5:45: The Deaf Reading Rope as a framework for literacy

5:45-6:00: Other Deaf literacy frameworks, such as LAAWs

6:00-6:15: What can teachers do?

6:15-6:30: What can providers do?

6:30-6:45: Collaboration and Unity for Literacy Instruction

6:45-7:00: Q&A

Learner Outcomes:

Participants will be able to:

Explain frameworks for literacy that apply to DHH students
Adjust their personal approach to literacy instruction given the frameworks and perspectives of this workshop
Develop plans for collaborating with other educational professionals to build greater literacy systems for DHH students

Registration information:

This is a digital purchase only; no physical ticket is provided. A form will populate for you to complete your registration and then your purchase will be added to your cart in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. You will receive an email with instructions on how to participate as well as a Google Calendar invite with the Zoom link one week prior to the event. Registration ends one day prior to the webinar. All registrants will receive a copy of the presenter’s PowerPoint and the presentation recording. Please email info@language1st.org with any questions.

This webinar will be hosted via Zoom for national and international attendees on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm ET.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial disclosures: Dr. Harrison is Deaf Education Faculty at NTID and Deaf Education adjunct faculty at the University of Utah.

Nonfinancial disclosures: Dr. Harrison is faculty in an ASL/English Deaf Education program and a CEASD Member.

Course Description:

Literacy is a paramount concern for parents, teachers, pupil personnel service providers, administrators, and everyone else in the Deaf Education world. This presentation will discuss the foundations of a literacy focus in Deaf Education that requires different individuals to work together in supporting the language and literacy development of students who are deaf/hard of hearing. We will talk about the roles of ASL and English with students and providers in building language and literacy and share ideas of how collaboration can bring us outside of our silos.

Agenda

5:00-5:15: What is literacy?

5:15-5:45: The Deaf Reading Rope as a framework for literacy

5:45-6:00: Other Deaf literacy frameworks, such as LAAWs

6:00-6:15: What can teachers do?

6:15-6:30: What can providers do?

6:30-6:45: Collaboration and Unity for Literacy Instruction

6:45-7:00: Q&A

Learner Outcomes:

Participants will be able to:

Explain frameworks for literacy that apply to DHH students
Adjust their personal approach to literacy instruction given the frameworks and perspectives of this workshop
Develop plans for collaborating with other educational professionals to build greater literacy systems for DHH students

Registration information:

This is a digital purchase only; no physical ticket is provided. A form will populate for you to complete your registration and then your purchase will be added to your cart in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. You will receive an email with instructions on how to participate as well as a Google Calendar invite with the Zoom link one week prior to the event. Registration ends one day prior to the webinar. All registrants will receive a copy of the presenter’s PowerPoint and the presentation recording. Please email info@language1st.org with any questions.

Continuing Education:

This event is offered for 0.20 ASHA CEUs. Only participants who attend the live event will receive a certificate of attendance. Participants who attend the entire webinar and fill out the self assessment form will be considered eligible to earn ASHA CEUs.

WisRID is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for continuing education activities. This General Studies program is offered for 0.20 CEUs at the Some Content Knowledge Level.

Accommodations:

This event will be in ASL with English interpreters and captions. Please email info@language1st.org with requests for additional accommodations at least 14 days prior to the event.

Course Availability:

This course will be available in the Language First Learning Library after the live event is over.

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Language First shall not discriminate in matters of membership on the basis of age, creed, disability, ethnicity, hearing status, vision status, national origin, race, gender, or sexual orientation and promotes a learning environment of mutual respect that minimizes or eliminates bias.

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