As a project under The College of New Jersey’s Center for Sensory and Complex Disabilities (CSCD), The Campaign for Language & Literacy Excellence is a statewide initiative focusing on the promotion of early language and literacy development in young deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind children. CLLE continues to expand collaborative partnerships with agencies and higher education institutions invested and working to also address this need.
Partnerships
The New Jersey Department of Human Services’ Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DDHH) has partnered with The Campaign for Language & Literacy Excellence to develop curriculum and training for Deaf Language Associates and a research initiative.
Overview
Through the collaboration of New Jersey Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and The College of New Jersey’s Center for Sensory and Complex Disabilities, CLLE announces a three-year grant initiative focusing on the following coordinated activities.
Curriculum and Certificated Training Initiative
The Campaign for Language & Literacy’s Curriculum Development team will develop a training curriculum and sequential coursework resulting in a certificate of completion for Deaf/Hard of Hearing adults who are in the role of mentoring young deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind children. ASL Deaf Language Associates provided through the NJ DDHH’s Language Instruction Program provide support to enhance visual communication and language (ASL) in young deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind children. Through this initiative, CLLE will develop a unique curriculum and training course that supports the role of ASL Deaf Language Associates that may include (but is not limited to) acquiring skills of collaborative teaming with other service providers, interpersonal communication, problem-solving, procedures for conducting home visits, cultural competency and understanding bias, instructional strategies for the promotion of language learning, and effective documentation for progress monitoring.
Research, Evaluation and Evidence-based Practices Initiative
The Campaign for Language & Literacy Research Team will develop research, evaluation and creation of evidence-based practice for language and literacy promotion in deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind young children that will have direct impact on the continued growth and expansion of NJ DDHH’s Language Instruction Program.
Community Engagement
Essential to our project is the development and implementation of avenues to keep the NJ Deaf Community, Educators, Associated Medical Professions and Families informed of the CLLE accomplishments.
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Get Involved
Learn more about our partner, the New Jersey Department of Human Services Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and our previous initiatives.
New Jersey Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
DDHH provides language acquisition and development services for deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind children ages 0 – 5 as well as supports and resources to their families. Deaf adults fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) teach children and families ASL, and provide supports in their journey for full language development. Parents and families are engaged in the process to enhance the child’s learning experience.
The Campaign for Language & Literacy Excellence
Contact Us
The College of New Jersey
School of Education’s Center for Sensory and Complex Disabilities
ATT: CLLE
2000 Pennington Road
PO Box 7718
Ewing, NJ 08628