Preparing Deaf Students for College : What Parents and Teachers Can Do / Susan R. Easterbrooks.

The paper considers postsecondary educational support for deaf students and describes the program at Jacksonville (Alabama) State University which provides support services for sensory impaired individuals wishing to attend college. A definition of postsecondary education is provided. The paper disc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Easterbrooks, Susan R.
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1988.
Subjects:
College Preparation.
College Students.
Deafness.
Higher Education.
Parent Role.
Postsecondary Education.
Student Characteristics.
Teacher Role.
Jacksonville State University AL
Speeches/Meeting Papers.
Reports, Descriptive.
Genre:
Speeches/Meeting Papers.
Reports, Descriptive.
Physical Description:19 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
Description
Summary:
The paper considers postsecondary educational support for deaf students and describes the program at Jacksonville (Alabama) State University which provides support services for sensory impaired individuals wishing to attend college. A definition of postsecondary education is provided. The paper discusses the need for postsecondary education by this population, levels of functioning of incoming deaf freshmen at Jacksonville, typical characteristics of most deaf students, and what parents and teachers can do to help. (DB)
Note:ERIC Note: In: Kemp, Faye, edition; And Others. New Directions in Resources for Special Needs Hearing Impaired Students: Outreach '88. Proceedings of the Annual Southeast Regional Summer Conference (8th, Cave Spring, Georgia, June 14-17, 1988); see EC 221 298.
Microform.
Call Number:ED312843 Microfiche
Audience:
Practitioners. ericd
Parents. ericd
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.