DepEd: Public school teachers to study sign language in summer

Public school teachers will undergo a series of training programs on sign language  in Baguio City this summer for teachers to help students with hearing impairments, the Department of Education  (DepEd) said.   In a news release, the DepEd said its Special Education Division and the Bureau of Elementary Education will undertake the course along with the LINK Center for the Deaf and Boeing Global Corporate Citizenship.   “It is our duty as educators to provide equal opportunities to children and youth with special needs so that they can lead productive lives,” said DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro. Luistro said the program will eventually allow pupils with hearing impairment to attend a regular school.   The program will include: sign language training, formal sign language evaluation in the basic and intermediate levels by the Philippine Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (PRID), and seminars in Special Education (SPED). Schedule of seminars May 15 to 24, 2012

• Venue: Teachers’ Camp in Baguio City;
• For public school teachers from Regions I, II, III, IV-A (CALABARZON), IV-B (MIMAROPA), V, and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).

• Venue: DepEd Ecotech Center in Lahug, Cebu City;
• For public school teachers from Regions 6, 7, and 8.

• Venue: DepEd Regional Educational Learning Center in Cagayan de Oro City;
• For public school teachers from Regions 9, 10, 11, 12, and CARAGA.