The Five Elements of Reading and Deaf Education Virtual - 36175

This session provides an overview of the similarities and differences in literacy development between children who are deaf or hard of hearing and children with typical hearing through the five key elements of reading – phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Strategies to support targeted skills in each key element area to help students who are deaf and hard of hearing move beyond emergent literacy and closer to conventional literacy will be discussed.

Schedule & Location
1/6/2026 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Virtual
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Audiences
Teacher - Special Education, Paraprofessionals, Teacher Supervisors
Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to: Explain the components of the Simple View of Reading and Scarborough’s Reading Rope. Describe the typical trajectory of literacy development in individuals with full access to spoken language, including the role of phonological awareness, decoding, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Identify and analyze common barriers to literacy development in individuals with limited or compromised access to spoken languag
Session 63842
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Seats Left 54
T-TESS 2.2,2.4,2.5,4.3
Registration Deadline 1/6/2026
Credit Type Continuing Professional Education
Duration 06:00
T-PESS
Presenter
Shelly Bybee ESC Region 20


Petra Gatzemeyer

For assistance contact:

Petra Gatzemeyer
Regional Specialist, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
PGatzemeyer@esc11.net
(817) 740-3642

Dawn Isbell

For assistance contact:

Dawn Isbell
Special Education Technician
disbell@esc11.net

Offered Again On
  • 1/6/2026 8:30 am
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