We went and visited the Metro Deaf School in St. Paul yesterday. We were VERY impressed with the technology they used and overall very impressed with the school. Most of the instructors are deaf themselves and hold very high teaching degrees. The class sizes are very small which should help a little deaf Chinese girl feel more comfortable. We were put to ease knowing there are options out there to help her learn besides just us. It can be more than a little overwhelming to think we need to do it all alone. The Metro Deaf School has been around since 1992 and was the second charter school in the nation to open it's doors. It's still the only deaf charter school in Minnesota. Families with deaf children have moved to Minnesota just to bring their kids there. It goes up to 8th grade, so maybe we can start homeschooling her then or there are other deaf school options at that point for high school.
I'm looking at curriculum options for the boys to teach them some ASL. I was surprised to find some very good resources. Much to the boys' chagrin, school will be starting very soon!
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Interesting to know.
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