Soundless Symphony: Unveiling the Extraordinary Pathway of Learning for Children who are Deaf

by Michelle Andros, M.Ed.

Course curriculum

    1. Course Handouts

    2. Soundless Symphony - Module 1

    3. Soundless Symphony - Module 2

    4. Soundless Symphony - Module 3

    5. Soundless Symphony - Module 4

    6. Soundless Symphony - Module 5

    7. Soundless Symphony - Module 6

    8. Soundless Symphony - Module 7

    9. Quiz - Soundless Symphony

    10. Course Evaluation - Soundless Symphony

    11. How to use the ASHA Verification Form

    12. ASHA Verification Form - Soundless Symphony

    13. CTLE Directions

    14. CTLE Form

    15. ISBE Directions

    16. ISBE - Evaluation Form

    17. ISBE - Signed Evidence form

    18. RID Directions & Form

3 Learner Outcomes

  • Participants will be able to describe the implications of early language fluency on social, cognitive, an language development.
  • Participants will be able to debunk myths about the ways children with hearing loss learn (cognition) and provide evidence-based information that supports the nuances of learning for children who are deaf and hard of hearing.
  • Participants will be able to identify the challenges of reading for deaf children and identify ways that teachers and parents can mitigate some of the challenges through various techniques.

Meet Your Instructor

Michelle Andros

Michelle Andros is a certified Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Administrator and Educational Consultant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She currently serves as the Director of External Education at DePaul School for Hearing and Speech and is an adjunct professor at Robert Morris University. Michelle has been in the field of deaf education for over 20 years, serving as a classroom teacher, an itinerant teacher, a consultant, and administrator. She attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania for Deaf Education, Shenandoah University for Education Administration and Supervision and Slippery Rock University for her Special Education Supervisory Certificate. She has dedicated her career to improving both students’ and teachers’ understanding of education in the field of deafness.