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The Month of May Was an Asian Celebration

There was a celebration during the month of May—it was Asian History Month! If you didn't celebrate, you missed learning about a wide variety of educational and historical issues. The most important facts center around Asian immigration and its impact on American culture.

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Using Captioned Television to Improve the Reading Proficiency of Language Minority Students

This study by the National Captioning Institute analyzes whether comprehensible input in the form of captioned television might influence bilingual students' acquisition of vocabulary and conceptual knowledge in science. Results indicated that subjects who utilized closed captioning consistently outscored others in word knowledge as well as recall of science information. An analysis of word-related and video-related factors suggested that contexts that provided explicit information yielded higher vocabulary gains. Overall, this study documents the power of captioned television in the acquisition of literacy and conceptual knowledge for bilingual students.

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What are Captions?

Answers questions that librarians may have about captioning.

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Muffled Journey

My life journey began on a beautiful Minnesota October day, when I arrived in this world as the firstborn of caring parents. Typical of the days of the 1920s, I was born at our home. The doctor had arrived earlier that day and had stayed with my parents the entire time needed for my safe arrival.

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"Silent Films" Revisited: Captioned Films for the Deaf

The silent films of the early 1900s had a huge audience, hearing and deaf, for public entertainment and instruction. The advent of "talkies," however, excluded deaf people from this means of access to mainstream American culture. In response to a new need for both captioned educational and entertainment films for deaf people, Congress passed Public Law 85-905 in 1958, which established Captioned Films for the Deaf as a federal program. This article addresses the history of the Captioned Films/Videos for the Deaf program, the kinds of films and videos available, and the procedures for borrowing them through educational and theatrical captioned film/video libraries. Also discussed are the various captioning processes and the implications of the availability of these materials for librarians who are concerned about the special needs of the deaf community.

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Closed Captioned TV: A Resource for ESL Literacy Education

It has been four years since the publication of "Closed Captioned Television for Adult ESL Literacy Learners" (Spanos & Smith, 1990). Since that time, interest in the subject has been growing among teachers, students, and researchers. What is new in closed-captioned television (CCTV)? Recent technological, pedagogical, and regulatory developments have heightened awareness and appreciation of the medium's educational potential. This digest reports on new captioning legislation that increases access to captioned programs and on new research, technology, and uses of closed captions in the field of adult ESL.

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What I Should Have Known About Captioning...

The script was written, the instructors selected, the television production team assembled, and the studio reserved. One essential aspect of the project was missing—the captioning experts. Filming could not proceed without their input.

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Guidelines For Audio Describing Meetings And Presentations

Sign language interpreters are a necessary accommodation for people who are deaf and use signing as a means of basic communication. They are necessary in courtrooms, hospitals, meetings and virtually any situation in which there is an interaction between people who are deaf and those who communicate only orally. Because blindness or vision impairment does not necessarily present a fundamental barrier to communication, parallel accommodations have usually not been sought or even considered necessary for the aforementioned venues and situations.

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Who's Watching? A Profile of the Blind and Visually Impaired Audience for Television and Video

The American Foundation for the Blind completed a study in 1997 of the viewing habits of blind and visually impaired people and the impact of video description. This version is accessible to blind and visually impaired people using screen readers as well as to people accessing the internet through slow connections. Limited print copies with complete graphics, available at no charge, can be requested from the American Foundation for the Blind Information Center.

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Black History Month

Over the years, there have been many great men and women who have contributed to African American history. During the month of February, thanks to Carter G. Woodson, founder of Black History Month, people from all around the globe give tribute to prominent African Americans and study their achievements.

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In Education, Transition, and Life: Teachers Made the Difference

Dr. Ernest E. Hairston writes about two of his great teachers: William King and Malcolm (Mac) Norwood.

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Teacher Survey of Captioned Media

Research for school use of captioned media from 1993-1996

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Transition Planning for Students Who Are Deaf-blind

Transition Planning for Students Who Are Deaf-blind provides information and resources for deaf-blind students and their parents as they plan for or participate in postsecondary education and training. (Published 2007)

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Closed Captioning Standards and Protocol for Canadian English Language Broadcasters

This 2004 manual provides general guidelines on closed captioning in Canada. Begins with the Canadian Radio, Television, and Telecommunications Commission's (CRTC) regulatory standards for closed captioning. Explains how to correctly present the following caption types: off-line roll-up and pop-on, as well as on-line real-time, live-display, and teleprompter. Includes a chapter regarding the history of captioning in Canada.

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Hard of Hearing Students in Postsecondary Settings: A Guide for Service Providers

This publication provides information and resources about factors that affect students who are hard of hearing as they plan for or participate in postsecondary education and training. Students, parents, teachers, transition specialists, and other related staff may use this as a tool in the transition process. Topics include: demographic information; implications for service delivery; transition planning; vocational rehabilitation services; services and support that can be offered by a postsecondary education or training program; campus access services; and communication access for students who are hard of hearing. (Published: 2007)

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Learning Center

The Month of May Was an Asian Celebration

Using Captioned Television to Improve the Reading Proficiency of Language Minority Students

What are Captions?

Muffled Journey

"Silent Films" Revisited: Captioned Films for the Deaf

Closed Captioned TV: A Resource for ESL Literacy Education

What I Should Have Known About Captioning...

Guidelines For Audio Describing Meetings And Presentations

Who's Watching? A Profile of the Blind and Visually Impaired Audience for Television and Video

Black History Month

In Education, Transition, and Life: Teachers Made the Difference

Teacher Survey of Captioned Media

Transition Planning for Students Who Are Deaf-blind

Closed Captioning Standards and Protocol for Canadian English Language Broadcasters

Hard of Hearing Students in Postsecondary Settings: A Guide for Service Providers