Claire M FoxClaire M. Fox taught Deaf/Hard of Hearing children for twenty-three years before her retirement in 2013. Today, she continues to assist the five counties in the Oconee Regional school district by tutoring, consulting, and advising. Claire graduated fom Boston University with a master's in education of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing. While completing her degree, she worked as a student teacher at the Horace Mann School for the Deaf and spent her semester breaks volunteering at the Beverly School for the Deaf in Beverly, Massachusetts. Claire then taught at the Saint Joseph School for the Deaf in the Bronx. After relocating to Georgia, Claire worked at a Regional Educational Service Agency (RESA) as an itinerant teacher serving Deaf/Hard of Hearing children. After nine years of traveling to different schools, Claire moved into a classroom serving students from all the school systems in the RESA area. Fluent in American Sign Language (ASL), Claire has taught many sign language classes and is certified to teach ASL as a foreign language at the high school and college level. She's a member of the National Association of the Deaf, the Georgia Council for the Hearing Impaired, and Georgia Educators of the Deaf. Claire has put her heart and soul into writing this book to help parents and educators of Deaf children understand the special needs and the amazing capabilities of these kids. She knows she's also helping Deaf children to become successful active citizens who are not ashamed of their hearing loss but are proud to be themselves-unique, special, and Deaf. Read More Read Less