Stacey Tatera

Tatera's "Flex-Abilities: A New Twist on Reading Instruction" program is designed to help progress the reading and language development skills of students who are deaf or have severe hearing problems. Using Digital FlexCams, books are brought to life by projecting larger than life images of the book to the entire class. Together, students work with their teacher on reading, vocabulary and comprehension through a visual, exciting approach. Additionally, students benefit because teachers, who would normally have to hold the books, can communicate in American Sign Language with both hands throughout the entirety of the class. Student learning also becomes more hands-on, as they interact with each other to become more capable, confident readers.