Stacey Tucci

Dr. Stacey Tucci’s experiences parenting her Deaf daughter forged the path for her work in the field of deaf education. She began her career in Deaf Education as an elementary teacher where she taught students using a diverse range of communication modalities. She is a co-author of and the lead trainer for Foundations for Literacy, an evidence-based, early literacy curriculum for young students who are Deaf and hard of hearing. Dr. Tucci has trained teachers nationally and internationally.

Presentation(s)

Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Learners and the Science of Reading

Do Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) students learn to read differently than their hearing peers? The answer depends on the DHH student's learner profile. In this session, we'll look at a national study that investigated the early literacy skills of DHH students K-2nd grade. We'll crosswalk the outcomes of the study with the National Reading Panel’s “Big 5” essential components to reading and the Science of Reading. Implications for the classroom including learner-specific instruction will be discussed.

Objectives:

The participant will be able to:

• Identify the learner profile of a student who is DHH (i.e., eyes only, ears only, eyes and ears) and determine the appropriate phonological and phonics approach needed to support effective early literacy instruction.
• Implement learner profile-specific phonological and phonics instruction (i.e., traditional sound-based phonology/phonics and alternative visual phonology/phonics - leveraging fingerspelling).
• Use appropriate assessments to evaluate the DHH learner's progress in phonology and phonics skills needed for early literacy development.