Education of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing


Camp HERO
This nationally and state accredited graduate program prepares prospective classroom teachers and itinerant teachers to work with individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing through curriculum covering:
  • academic teaching
  • speech-language therapy
  • communication
  • psycho-social development
  • curriculum and instruction

Depending on undergraduate major, students are prepared to work with preschool, elementary, secondary or multi-handicapped individuals who are deaf/hard of hearing. This program is nationally accredited by the Council on Education of the Deaf (CED) and state accredited by the PA Department of Education (PDE).

 

Old Certificate Requirements

New Certificate Requirements

PRAXIS I
10710 Pre-Prof. Skills Test: Reading
20720 Pre-Prof. Skills Test: Writing
10703 Pre-Prof. Skills Test: Mathematics
PAPA
PAPA: Reading, Writing, Mathematics
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PRAXIS II
30511 Fundamental Subjects
20354 Special Education
10011 Elementary Education
PECT test(s) for the certificate(s)
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Grades PK-4: Core/Prof. Knowledge
Special Education PK-8
Pre-service Academic Performance Assessment (PAPA)

Education of D/HH Contacts

        Coordinator and Associate Professor
            Deborah S. Stryker | (570) 389-4197
        Department Chairperson
            Timothy Knoster | (570) 389-4081
        Department Secretary
            Crystal Andrezze | (570) 389-4074
        Adjunct Faculty
            Patricia Stoudt | (570) 389-4074
        Adjunct Faculty
            Mary Anne Helfrich | (570) 389-4074

        Education of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing
            105 Navy Hall | (570) 389-4074

Faculty & Staff

President Emeritus I King Jordan

Deborah Stryker, Ph.D., and her graduate students in the Education of the Deaf Teacher Preparation program welcomed President Emeritus I King Jordan, his wife Linda, colleague Janet Pray, and his former chief of staff at Gallaudet, Patti Kunkle, for a days worth of activities and discussion!