Jose’s parents made the educational choice of enrolling him in a mainstreamed school. This choice involved integrating him into the local elementary school system with the support of an interpreter, rather than sending him to a residential school specifically for students who are Deaf.
Jose was born deaf to a hearing family who learned to sign as soon as Jose’s deafness was diagnosed. They wanted to send him to a school for the Deaf so that he could be with other kids like him, but the closest one was over three hours away. They wanted that cultural environment for Jose but did not want to send him so far away for a week at a time, so they opted to enroll Jose in their local elementary school with an interpreter. The family also began to look for Deaf organizations and events that Jose could participate in to learn the culture and interact with children and adults who were Deaf like him. What educational choice did Jose’s parents make for him?
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residential school
mainstreamed school
oral school
transformative support
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