NYSTCE ASL CST (130) case studies

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The NYSTCE American Sign Language (130) is a New York State Teacher Certification Examination for candidates seeking certification to teach ASL in New York schools. It is administered as a computer-based test (CBT) and combines 50 selected-response items with 3 constructed-response assignments, so it assesses both recognition of linguistic and pedagogical knowledge and the ability to produce extended signed responses. The NYSTCE ASL CST (130) case studies are 5 cases and about 5,031 words.

Interpreted Access in an Eighth-Grade Science Unit

Reyes is the full-time educational interpreter for Dana, an eighth grader who is Deaf, has Deaf parents who sign ASL at home, and has attended her suburban middle school since kindergarten. In science, the class is starting plate tectonics.

940 words, about 5 min 2

Evaluating a Young Deaf Learner's Language: Difference, Delay, or Disorder

Mateo is 6 years 3 months old. He received a cochlear implant at 2;6, and his hearing family, who speak Spanish at home, used a manually coded English sign system and spoken Spanish with him until he entered the district's DHH program at 4;6, when consistent ASL exposure began.

1,002 words, about 5 min 3

Confidentiality, a Family Member, and Video Remote Interpreting

Okafor is a freelance ASL interpreter booked for a 30-minute prenatal visit for Renata, a 28-year-old Deaf woman who is 32 weeks pregnant. Renata's hearing mother, who knows some ASL but is not fluent, arrives and offers to 'just interpret so you can go home.' During check-in, Renata tells Ms.

1,021 words, about 5 min 4

Song Performance, ASL Literature, and a Curriculum Challenge

Whitfield, who is Deaf, teaches ASL Level 3 to 26 hearing high school students, and the course satisfies the world language requirement. In February, three students ask to perform a translated pop song in ASL at the multicultural assembly, citing a viral video; another teacher signed a song at a previous assembly.

1,007 words, about 5 min 5

A Deaf Preschooler with Complex Needs: Communication Planning Under Uncertainty

Jaya is 4 years 2 months old. She is Deaf, with bilateral severe-to-profound hearing loss, and wears hearing aids inconsistently, roughly three hours a day, often removing them.

1,061 words, about 5 min