TEDS
Teaching English Deaf Students (TEDS)
TEDS manual.pdf (2 MB) 
Teaching English Deaf Students (TEDS) The aim of the project was to create TEDS Manual consisting of few parts: adaptation of the CEFRL A1 level to the specific needs of deaf and hearing impaired learners of English and two practical toolboxes for teaching and assessing English with D/HI students.
Those are free documents which can be used by mainstream or specialized English teachers. General Introduction gives explains what deafness is, what are the hearing loss consequences and gives some general and specific recommendations for English teachers working with D/HI learners. TEDS Teaching Toolbox presents recommendations and teaching techniques most effective and appropriate to this type of learners, including sample exercises. TEDS Assesment Toolbox presents recommendations and assessing techniques used while testing, followed by examples. Hearing Impaired CEFRL adaptation presents some useful comments written by specialized teachers who have experience in teaching D/HI students.
Project includes 3 facilities providing services for deaf and hearing impaired students from 3 European countries: Slovakia – Základná škola pre žiakov so sluchovým postihnutím internátna Vliama Gaňu, France – Centre Charlotte Blouin Mutualité Française Anjou Mayenne, Poland – Specjalny Ośrodek Szkolno-Wychowawczy dla Niesłyszących im. Janusza Korczaka. It lasted from 2013 to 2015, during this period of time 4 meetings took place. TEDS project was contucted under the Erasmus+ (Comenius) Programme – Multilateral School Partnership auspices.
Content
TEDS Manual TEDS manual.pdf (2 MB) 1. General introduction 01 TEDS general introduction 111.pdf (764 KB) 2. HI CEFRL 02 HI CEFRL 111.pdf (599 KB) 3. Teaching Toolbox 03 Teaching Toolbox111.pdf (735 KB) 4. Attachments to Teaching Toolbox 04 Teaching methods attachment hotovo111.pdf (9 MB) 5. Assessment Toolbox
05 Assessment toolbox - 111.pdf (688 KB) 6. Attachments to Assessment Toolbox 06 Assessment priklady111.pdf (8 MB)