Youth and Family Connections
Welcome to DEAR Week, 2022!
Day 1: Let's Begin!
DEAR Week encourages Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing kids to get into reading! Every day, YFC will send out an email with literacy resources, ASL storytelling videos, and book recommendations with Deaf, DeafBlind, or Hard of Hearing characters. Let's start conversations about reading, foster a love for books, and drop everything and read!
Read by: Statewide Outreach Center
ASL Stories Directory: ASDC
The American Society for Deaf Children has a wonderful directory of ASL stories that you can search by age, title, or topic! They also have coloring pages with ASL illustrations to go along with some of the stories.
Let's Hear It for Almigal (2012): Wendy Kupfer
This book follows Almigal as she gets her new, cotton-candy pink cochlear implants. It might take some adjusting, but Almigal is determined to believe in herself. And, with her family and friends to support her, she can do anything!
Hear Me (2022): Kerry O'Malley Cerra
As Rayne loses her hearing over time, she has to learn to navigate a whole new world. As her parents push for her to get a cochlear implant, she must face her own assumptions and find her footing.
True Biz (2022):
 Sara Novic
True Biz tells the story of teenagers at the River Valley School for the Deaf as they discover who they are, who they want to be, and how there are many different ways to be Deaf.
15 Principles for Reading
to Deaf Children
Reading with Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing children is extremely important for developing literacy skills. So how can we read with our DDBHH children? The Clerc Center National Deaf Education Center has put together 15 principles to keep in mind when reading with DDBHH youth. While the principles were developed with ASL in mind, they also apply to reading out loud in spoken languages.
Want YFC to read with you?
Youth and Family Connections partners with schools and families to provide READ Days. A Deaf, DeafBlind, or Hard of Hearing adult goes into classrooms to read with students, foster a love for reading, and connect with students as a DDBHH role model.
We also give out free books donated by the American Library Association!
CHSYouth@anixter.org