Signer: Dr. Ju-Lee A. Wolsey
Maybe your Deaf child is struggling to read, not motivated to read, or need to develop reading comprehension skills?
Two children's writers and former teachers developed 12 short stories that describe the life cycle of a family of great egrets.
Each story has a drawing, English sentences, and is translated in ASL.
Teachers and parents can encourage Deaf children to read, sign, finger spell, and practice writing words and sentences.
I hope you enjoy watching and reading 12 short stories!
Thank you!
The Great Egret Family on Ruby Lake is a set of 12 stories, which describe the life cycle of a family of great egrets. These stories are based on three years of observations at Shangri-La Botanical Gardens in Orange and High Island, Texas, conversations with biologists, and research about authentic behaviors of wading birds.
These nonfiction science stories are written for developing bilinguals in ASL and English who are 5 to 8 years old, but also include older struggling readers. Each story consists of about 10 to 12 sentences and are illustrated by Jan Kellogg. Each story describes one facet of the great egret’s life. The stories follow events as:
Each story stands alone, but also forms a collective thematic whole.
The authors, Jean F. Andrews, Ph.D. and Jana M. Mason, Ph.D., are children’s writers, and former reading teachers and literacy researchers. Jan Kellogg is an experienced children’s illustrator.
The ASL and English Bilingual Literacy Lessons are written by Jean F. Andrews, Ph.D. and the speech and listening skills lessons are written by speech-language-pathologist Monica Harn, Ph.D. and audiologist Ashley Dockens, Ph.D., Au.D.
For more information, contact: Jean F. Andrews - jean.andrews@lamar.edu
Access a page with the PPT for each story.