Rocky Mountain Deaf School
  1921 Youngfield St. • Golden, CO 80401
  303.984.5741 TTY • 303.984.5749 Voice • Email: info@rmdeafschool.net
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Parent Coordinators
RMDS strongly believes in the concept of the community running the school. Jennifer White, Marci Baer, and Myra Martinez whose children attend RMDS, provide a valuable communication link
between RMDS and parents.  Parents are kept abreast of the education trends and Board issues by these representatives.   Both representatives and parents work together to identify and address issues or needs of the school (e.g. policies, programs, computers, classroom volunteers, books) and provide them as much support as possible.
For more information, contact Parent Coordinators at: 
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Jennifer White
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David Wilcox
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The Shared Reading Project at CSDB

Deb Branch and Cathy Bennett, SRP Site Coordinators at CSDB
719.578.2221 (phone)
email Deb:  dbranch@csdb.org
email Cathy: cbennett@csdb.org

Contact either Deb or Cathy for more information and to sign up.

The Shared Reading Project (SRP) is a nationally acclaimed program that helps promote early literacy in young Deaf and Hard of Hearing children.  Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind is a Shared Reading Project site.  Deaf tutors teach parents and caregivers how to read effectively to their Deaf and Hard of Hearing children using American Sign Language and how to use strategies to make book sharing most effective. Culturally diverse Deaf readers were videotaped as they used American Sign Language to read fun, predictable children's books. Because children love seeing these books read over and over again, the parents have repeated opportunities to practice. Deaf tutors visit the home to demonstrate how to sign the stories, and provide instant feedback to family members. The family uses the videotapes of deaf readers signing the story to reinforce the new signs after the tutor has left. Research shows that parents who read to their children improve the children’s ability to learn to read. The Shared Reading Project is being implemented and used throughout the country with great success. SRP is designed for children birth through age eight.
 

Parent/Family Events

Our ASSEMBLIES are scheduled once a month on Friday from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm.   Assemblies are open to parents & siblings, community members, and other deaf education school programs.  Assemblies begin with our School Cheer.  Presenters for assemblies include storytellers from the Deaf Community, professional performers, and visits from local museums and sports stars. Check our home page for more information.







 

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1921 Youngfield St.  ::  Golden, CO 80401
303-984-5741 TTY :: 303-984-5749 Voice :: 303-984-7290 Fax :: Email - info@rmdeafschool.net
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