on Play is an essential way for kids to interact with and learn about the world around them. According to the Kenneth R. Ginsburg of the American Academy of Pediatrics, “play is essential to the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children and youth.” Parents perform an important role in this learning process: through one-on-one… Continue Reading 10 Linguistic Development Tips for a Signing Family
on Need something to do on a rainy day or a new film for family movie night? Here are 10 different family-friendly movies with deaf/koda characters and themes. These films can create space for valuable conversations about ASL, deaf history, and/or deaf culture, as these movies showcase various topics that can be discussed together as a family.… Continue Reading 10 Movies To Watch As A Family
on During the last week in September communities across the US and around the world come together to celebrate Deaf Awareness Week (also known as the International Week of the Deaf). It is a time to recognize language, culture, and experiences of deaf and hard of hearing people. During this week many organizations plan events and… Continue Reading Deaf Awareness Week 2016
on Whether it is International Deaf Awareness Week or any week, we think it is important to expose our communities to the language, culture, and experiences of deaf people and their families. This list is designed to empower community members to raise awareness about the Deaf community through fun activities outside or inside your own home.… Continue Reading 10 Deaf Awareness Tips for Your Community
on Starting off the school year with a new classmates who are not familiar with your multilingual/multicultural household can be challenging; below are some tidbits of information you can share with your new classmates to assist the conversations! Learn more about the questions that kodas are often asked. Classmates often ask kodas questions about their… Continue Reading 10 Koda Tidbits to Share with New Classmates
on After almost a year of planning, in July 2016 the KODAheart team embarked on “The Four Corners Road Trip,” a month-long trip through the American Southwest that included events and activities in five states. With overstuffed bags and big goals, we climbed into a van and hit the road. The trip took us through major… Continue Reading KODAheart’s Four Corners Roadtrip Highlights!
on We are thrilled to finally announce the plans we’ve been putting together the last few months! This June we will embark on KODAheart’s Four-Corners Road trip! We will be packing up a van and traveling across the country to reach out and connect with koda families in all four states! We will travel over… Continue Reading KODAheart Four Corners Road Trip!
on Summer break provides a great opportunity to pile the family into the car and hit the open road. As you organize your road trip, add these Deaf community destinations to your travel itinerary! 1.Summer is the time when many state and national Deaf organizations host their annual and biennial conferences and events. With educational… Continue Reading 10 Road Trip Destinations for kodas and their families
on The never-ending rain couldn’t stop our koda families from putting on their roller skates and having a blast with us this past weekend during our play event in Virginia! Families from DMV area gathered at the Skate-n-Fun Zone in Manassas to meet up with KODAheart representatives and of course… Continue Reading Play with KODAheart- Manassas, Virgina
on For some kodas it can be difficult to make the transition from family events and KODA camps to local and national CODA organizations. Though it can be intimidating to jump into new circles, there are many avenues to creating lasting relationships with the adult coda community! 1. Find yourself missing KODA events and activities?… Continue Reading 10 Ways to Evolve From [K]ODA to [C]ODA