SLC Catalyst: Visual Symbol Systems for Deaf and Hearing Learners of English

视觉符号系统和英语读写能力的学习科学中心是围绕视觉学习和视觉语言及其在提高英语读写能力方面的作用的主题建立的。在催化剂阶段，三个研究链(1。神经学和认知学研究；2. 语言和行为研究；和3。教育实践研究)将被定义，项目将在跨学科催化剂会议的背景下进行描述和审查，该会议由来自各个领域的主要研究人员和教育工作者组成。这些活动的目的将是双重的：第一，综合研究结果和方法，并为拟议的中心制定议程；第二，在研究人员和教育工作者之间建立和培养跨学科的联系，这些研究人员和教育工作者与视觉形式在学习中具有高度重要性的学生群体一起工作。拟议的SLC将汇集学者和教育工作者，他们每天与需要视觉呈现知识的学生一起工作，特别是那些失聪或有听力障碍的学生。在每个学科中，通过与带来不同观点的学者和教育工作者的互动，研究的质量将得到提高。SLC将设在加劳德特大学，几十年来，研究人员一直试图描述和理解视觉语言及其在教育聋哑和重听儿童中的适当作用。在拟议的SLC中，将特别强调检查美国手语和暗示语言的各个方面，这些方面对语言学习和读写能力有更广泛的影响。由于加劳德特大学在校园内经营着模范小学和中学，并通过其国家任务计划和研究所拥有一个由学校和教育机构组成的复杂网络，因此将通过研究获得的知识转化为教育实践的机制将很容易建立在中心结构中。教育工作者，包括聋人教育工作者和来自全国代表性不足群体的教育工作者，将广泛参加为促进阶段设计的活动。

The Science of Learning Center in Visual Symbol Systems and English Literacy is built around the themes of visual learning and visual languages and their role in enhancing English literacy. In the catalyst phase, three study strands (1. Neurological and cognitive studies; 2. Linguistic and behavioral studies; and 3. Educational practice studies) will be defined, and projects will be described and reviewed in the context of an interdisciplinary catalyst meeting comprised of leading researchers and educators from each strand. The purpose of the activities will be twofold: first, synthesize findings and methodologies and create an agenda for the proposed Center, and second, to establish and nourish interdisciplinary connections among researchers and educators who work with populations of students for whom the visual modality has a heightened importance in their learning.The proposed SLC will bring together scholars as well as educators who work daily with students who demonstrate the need for visually presented knowledge, especially those who are deaf or hard of hearing. Within each discipline represented, the quality of research will improve through the interaction with scholars and educators who bring different perspectives. The SLC will be housed at Gallaudet University, where for decades, researchers have sought to describe and understand visual languages and their appropriate role in educating deaf and hard of hearing children. In the proposed SLC there will be a particular emphasis on examining aspects of both American Sign Language and Cued Speech that have broader implications for language learning and literacy. Because Gallaudet operates model elementary and secondary schools on campus and has an elaborate network of schools and educational agencies through its National Missions Programs and Research Institute, mechanisms for transferring knowledge gained through research into educational practice will be easily built into the Center structure. Educators, including those who are deaf and those from underrepresented groups throughout the country will participate extensively in the activities designed for the catalyst phase.