Chapter 6: Question 2

Just like with hearing students, independence comes with age and through experience. Younger students still need that guidance on how to organize their assignments and school work and still need reminding here and there from their teachers. Eventually, as students get older more responsibility is placed on them to remember their own work and have to become more self reliant. As an interpreter it is my job to convey these skills that the teacher may implement through sign language. Working with younger deaf students it will be my job to re-direct their attention from time to time, but as they get older, it is their responsibility. In my opinion I think repetition is the best way to remember how to do things. If I see something that works for the deaf student in one classroom, I might say something to the next teacher if the students seems to be struggling. As far as mnemonics, if the teacher shows the class how to use them then the deaf student will be able to see them in use and understand the idea behind mnemonics.