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Information for Professionals

New Zealand Sign Language Teachers Association
11th National Conference
CHALLENGES IN SIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING
27-28 November 2010, Wellington
Featuring:
Two days conference
International and NZ presenters
Wine and Cheese Night
NZSL Storyfest Event
Registration:
Earlybird: 31st August
Standard: 31st October
Form on website
Venue:
Te Aro Campus
Victoria University of Wellington
Contact:
conference@nzslta.org.nz
www.wds.org.nz/nzslta

Specialist Subsites

The following subsites are part of the van Asch Deaf Education Centre website but contain information specific to their topic. Each subsite offers a range of services and resources.
Click on any of the logos below to go directly to the subsite or navigate to a specific page via the subsites dropdown menu.











Regional Teaching Services
Click on the image to view
the services available.

The Association of Teachers of the Deaf

The Association of Teachers of the Deaf was formed in 1991 to promote the professional interests of those working as Teachers of the Deaf and Hearing Impaired.

Since then we have been represented on DEANZ since 2001, the Newborn Hearing Screening Reference Group, the Service Design Group, Deaf Education Access Forum and the Review of Children’s Cochlear Implant Habilitation Service. The Association also contributed to the writing of the National Plan for Deaf Education and the Matrix.

In the future we are looking at the possibility of affiliation with Australia, continuing our involvement with interest groups, providing professional support and supporting professional development of teachers financially.

President: Juliet Clarke jclarke@vanasch.school.nz

Secretary: Jill Selwood jills@kdec.school.nz

Hearing Instruments and How the Ear Works

Audiograms
Click on the image to read an explanatory article on audiograms.

How the Ear Works
Click on the image to see the animation.
How the Hearing Aid Works
Click on the image to see the animation.
Parts and functions of the
Hearing Aid and Radio Aid.
Click to see images,
diagrams and spoken
english video clips.
How a Cochlear Implant Works
Click on the image to see the animation.
Names and functions of the
internal and external parts
of the cochlear implant.
Click to see images, diagrams
and spoken english video clips.

Checking Hearing Aids



A printable copy of the 'General Guidelines for the Checking of Children's Hearing Aids' is attached in a PDF document > Checking hearing aids.pdf

Batteries and Hearing Aid Repairs

Printable copies of imformation and a form are attached in PDF documents.
> Hearing Aid Repairs and Supply of Batteries info. sheet
> Repair and battery supply form

Hearing Loss Demonstration - Phonak Site

This website provides an informative audio simulation of how a sensorineural hearing loss affects hearing. The first simulated hearing loss is a mild loss and the second one reflects a sloping moderate loss. There are many mainstreamed deaf students, who daily have to cope with a severe or profound loss. These hearing losses are even greater than the ones demonstrated.

http://www.phonak.com/us/b2c/en/hearing/understanding_hearingloss

Online Hearing Test:
http://www.phonak.com/us/b2c/en/hearing/recognizing_hearingloss

FM Systems Information - Phonak Eschool Site





This website offers a host of excellent information for professionals working with deaf/hearing impaired students who wear FM systems.
For a particularly superb auditory example of the effectiveness of FM systems go to the all about FM page and scroll down until you reach the classroom sound examples. Click on hearing instruments (hearing aids) only and listen to the sound quality that is delivered. Next click on FM only to compare the quality of the sound through an FM system.
Go to how to use FM for specific inservice training on the use of FM systems and select the model of transmitter and receiver the student you are working with is using.
http://www.phonak.com/us/b2c/en/products/fm/what_is_fm/what_is_dynamic_fm.html

The New Zealand Sign Language Curriculum

The New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Curriculum was launched on 15 March 2007 by Hon Steve Maharey. The new curriculum, acknowledges NZSL as an official language of New Zealand.The NZSL curriculum provides the basis for NZSL programmes in early childhood settings and in primary and secondary schools, and it gives students the opportunity to learn NZSL from an early age.

You can down load the NZSL curriculum in a PDF format from the TKI Learning Languages Community site. http://www.tki.org.nz/e/community/language/nzsl

New Zealand Sign Language Act 2006

Go to this New Zealand legislation site to read the New Zealand Sign Language Act.2006.
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/

Sign Language Interpreters Association of New Zealand

Visit this website to learn more about sign language interpreters in New Zealand. The site provides information about training and about working with an interpreter. The Sign Language Interpreters' Code of Practice and Code of Ethics can be read on the site, and there is also a form to access the register of Interpreters.

http://www.slianz.org.nz

Classroom Support

NZSL video clips
for common Signs
at School and at Home.

Signs In And Around The School includes signs for: "Things in the classroom", Basic commands for teachers, "How do I say?", Buildings around the school, School subjects.
go to > Signs In And Around The School

Signs In And Around The Home includes signs for: "How do I say?", Rooms in the House, Things inside and outside the House.
go to > Signs In And Around The Home

Gaining Deaf Students Attention
Click on the image to see this poster.
Survival Signs for Teachers
Click on the image to see these signs.
Playground Signs for Teachers
Click on the image to see these signs.


NZSL Flash Cards for Emergent PM Readers

A4 sheets of NZSL signs (printable .pdf) to use with specific PM emergent magenta and red readers. The sign sheets can be printed out then cut and pasted into an exercise book. The sheets can also be used to support the reading of the instructional reader at home.
> Select an Instuctional Reader

Illustrations of NZSL signs

A4 pdf sheets of NZSL signs for common words, arranged alphabetically with illustrations of each sign/word.
Click a letter to view/download printable A4 pdf sheets of NZSL signs.

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NZSL Signed Songs

Click on song title to view -

> New Zealand National Anthem

> VADEC School Song

> Music Festival Theme Song

> This Train

> Born Free

> Dream World

> Ma Te Mahi Ka Ora

Christmas Songs -

> Away in a Manger

> Santa Claus is Coming to Town

The van Asch Deaf Education Centre is New Zealand's leading provider of educational resources for use with Deaf and hearing impaired children. For a full catalogue of NZSL resources go to our Online Shop.