Literature is the foundation of much of our educational experience. For mainstreamed students and their interpreters, the challenge of representing both the form and meaning in literature is stimulating and overwhelming. This mini-workshop is designed to an approach to interpreting literature based on Schleper’s 15 Principles for Reading to Deaf Children (Gallaudet University, Clerc Center)
The presentation will include presentation of theory and small group discussions focused on the following questions:
- “How can we introduce literature to the youngest students? What is the focus of our interpretations?
- “How do interpreting strategies change as the student progresses through the grades?”
- “What are the limits to the interpretability of English literature in the classroom?”
- “What is the role of fingerspelling in bridging a visual representation of literature to the written/auditory form?”
PDF of Presentation for Interpreting English Literature
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