#013.  How a normal hearing  child of deaf adults serves children with hearing loss and develops a better model for their communication and educational needs!

In addition to serving as owner and lead consultant for Carter Hears! in Fort Mill, South Carolina, an educational consulting group that focuses on children with hearing loss by supporting schools, professionals, and families with customized services. Mariann Carter has developed an unique model for optimizing education for children with hearing loss.  The Quill Model.

The Quill Model aims to demonstrate that services like these depicted in the photo, with three communication options and access to grade-level content, are just the beginning of a purposeful and outcomes-based relationship with the community. Knowing the challenges makes it almost impossible for most districts to accomplish a true language intensive environment for students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.  These challenges exist for many reasons – resources, a critical mass of students, and available teachers with background and training, as well as trained individuals and adult role models who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing to model naturally communication in the environment. Therefore, to provide the perfect foundation of language intensity, academic content, technology, social and executive functioning skills, The Quill Model strives to be a bridge that addresses LEAD-K in action. 

Mariann Carter, a child of deaf adults, has taken the work of two generations and brought it forth to be used in schools for the deaf, school districts, charter options and more. Visit www.quillmodel.com today to learn more about how they can help to bring about a more successful and well-rounded language-intensive education for students with hearing loss. 

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#012.  A normal hearing woman raised by deaf parents learns how to communicate more effectively and be more appreciative of different abilities.  A discussion with Mariann Carter.

Professionally, Mariann C. Carter, M.Ed., M.S., EIPA 3.9, NBCT-Retired, is the owner and lead consultant for Carter Hears! in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Carter Hears! is "an educational consulting group that focuses on children with hearing loss by supporting schools, professionals, and families with customized services." It's the agency's mission, "that all children, specifically children with hearing loss, reach their potential in academic, social, emotional, functional, and spiritual avenues through conducive learning environments." Mariann has more than 20 years of teaching experience at schools for the deaf, public schools, college-level training programs, and educational leadership. If your child or someone you know needs help, then get in touch with Carters Hears! To learn more about Carter Hears! visit www.carterhears.com or www.facebook.com/carterhears

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#011.  How to persevere through self-advocacy!  A discussion with Anna Hartge.

Anna is a young professional living in Washington, DC, with roots in Ohio and Michigan.  She considers herself a lifelong educator with experience teaching 7th grade social studies, serving within the federal government on education topics and most recently worked with college students in career services. Anna is a proud user of hearing aids and is a big believer in living a life without limits.

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(Editing and mixing by yours truly.   Go easy on me...I'll get better.  Transcription was done by automated AI software online.  There are errors.  Please forgive them.  I will continue to look at options for better transcriptions also. )

Original music by Lauren Zettler