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Coding - New Kind of Literacy for Students with Hearing Impairments

· Belgrade · Local

This project demonstrates that students with with hearing impairments can and want to code. It was in the computer room of Branislav Nušić Primary School that many deaf teenagers made their first coding steps. This GP aims to support deaf young children in providing them digital

Details

Maturity
Pilot
Promoter
Branislav Nušić Primary School — website
Type
Service
Status
Ongoing
Target groups
People with disabilities, Marginalised young people and children
Period
2014-01-01
Keywords
Coding, young people. hearing impairment, digital skills

Context

Branislav Nušić Primary School in Belgrade, a school for hearing-impaired students, ran a coding programme (Blockly, Scratch) to give deaf children formal computer-science education they otherwise lack in the Serbian curriculum, developed with the school's English and mathematics teachers.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Low (< €50k)
Time to results
Short (< 1 year)
Staffing & skills
Subject teachers (English, mathematics) co-teaching alongside ICT staff

Conditions for success

  • Access to a school computer room
  • Beginner-friendly block-based coding tools (Blockly, Scratch) suited to deaf learners

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