Salt Lake City,
UT,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
This specialized program equips future educators to support Deaf and Hard of Hearing students. Participants can select between two pathways. Pathway 1: Focuses on serving infants to five-year-olds in home environments and preschool programs. Pathway 2: Prepares educators for specialized classrooms or inclusive/itinerant roles with K-12 students. The Deaf and Hard of Hearing curriculum offers extensive training covering auditory-verbal methods, visual communication strategies including American Sign Language, and focuses on developing language skills, literacy, cognitive abilities, social competencies, and academic achievement across all grade levels.