Development of American Sign Language Guidelines for K-12 Academic Assessments.

The U.S. federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was enacted with goals of closing achievement gaps and providing all students with access to equitable and high-quality instruction.

Navigating the difficult waters of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: what it means for education of the deaf.

The author outlines the major elements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and describes the law's impact on deaf education. The law's stated purpose is to close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind. The specific goal of the law is to ensure that all students are 100% proficient in reading, mathematics, and science by 2014.

A profile of family education/early intervention services at the Maryland School for the Deaf.

Based on demographic data from more than 400 families, this report describes the growth and development of early intervention services at the Maryland School for the Deaf from 1969 to 1992. The implications of this information are discussed as they relate to the very early identification of hard-of-hearing and deaf youngsters, to the impact of changing etiologies, and to the training of early intervention specialists who can meet the needs of these children and their families.