Mainstreamed Deaf Adults: Quality of Classroom Learning

I am collecting data on the quality of education which deaf adults who were mainstreamed as children in public schools. With visible shrinkage of enrollments at the schools for the deaf across the country, it is clear that most deaf children are now mainstreamed - possibly 90% in some states.

My focus is the quality of education the said students received in the classroom. What tool of instruction did they receive? Did they have interpreters? What mode did the said interpreters use? What type of classroom were they in? Were they BTE (behind the ears hearing aids) or CI wearers? Did they speak through the interpreters or directly to their teachers? What was the interpreter's role? (did they also act as 'aides' or were they strictly messengers of information between the teachers and the students). How did they perform in the classroom?

This is strictly a confidential information so there is no need for names, where, who, etc. I realize some of you use your own names when signing in for comments, but I believe most of you use pseudonyms. I would appreciate it so much if you are willing to share information and answers the following questions below:

1. Were you mainstreamed?

2. What type of classroom were you in? (regular classroom or self-contained classroom with Special Education teacher)

3. Did you have interpreter in the classroom?

4. What kind of mode did she use? (SEE, CUED, English with a lot of fingerspelling or made-up signs, turns between signing and speaking, or anything else).

5. What role did she have in your classroom learning? (did she assist you with your assignments, tutor you, read for you by signing aloud, go to your classroom teacher to ask questions for you? Did she only exchange information between you and your teacher?).

6. What quality of information did she present? (did you understand her clearly? Did you ask her to repeat often? Did you notice her making new signs for words she didn't know signs for? Did she stop signing and started speaking when she was tired?)

7. When taking tests or given assignments, what was the average grade you received?

8. When given tests, did the interpreter assist you?

Again, these are confidential. No need for your names. I am only compiling information and using the information to form statistics.

I will do the same for deaf adults of the schools for the deaf later on.