Information for Professionals
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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.
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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
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 How the Ear WorksClick on the image to see the animation. |
 How the Hearing Aid WorksClick 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 WorksClick 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. |
Audiograms
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
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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
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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. |
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. |
Classroom Support
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NZSL video clips |
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
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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. |
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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. |
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 -
Christmas Songs -
> 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.
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