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THE MIND READERS

A training program to promote Theory of Mind in deaf and hard of hearing children and young people

THE MIND READERS is

a training program: It provides exercises and materials for teachers and educators to support the development of deaf and hard of hearing children’s Theory of Mind.

strictly theory-based: The program is oriented towards the different developmental stages of Theory of Mind and the components of Emotion Understanding as well as the spoken and/or sign language skills required for this.

multilingual with spoken and sign languages: All materials and information are available in different spoken and sign languages.

modularly structured: The program takes into account the heterogeneity of deaf and hard of hearing children in different age groups.

inclusive: It can be used in both special schools and general schools.

easily accessible: All materials are available free of charge on this website. An additional toolbox contains further information and ideas for implementation.

evidence-based: It is scientifically tested through the collaboration of research and practice partners.

participatory: The program was developed in cooperation with hearing, deaf and hard of hearing researchers and educators.

The Strategic Partnership ProToM

The training program THE MIND READERS was developed by the Strategic Partnership “Promoting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children’s Theory of Mind and Emotion Understanding“ (ProToM). The partnership includes research partners and practice partners from Germany, Greece, Cyprus and Switzerland.

The partnership was funded from 2018 to 2021 by the European Union (Erasmus+) and Movetia and was awarded with the “Erasmus+ Quality Label 2021“ and the “European Language Label 2022”.

Goal

The training program serves to better understand one’s own mental states as well as those of other people and to take these into account in social interaction. The program offers different methodological approaches and materials that take into account the diversity of children and young people. The training is designed flexibly and can be adapted, for example, to different learning conditions, age groups, educational contexts, language skills and cultures.

THE MIND READERS is particularly suitable for deaf and hard of hearing children and young people. Hearing children can also benefit from it.

Partners

The strategic partnership unites research institutions, schools and counselling centres.

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany; coordination of the European partners (Prof. Dr. Claudia Becker, Patricia Barbeito-Rey, Andreas Bittner, Fabienne Schwartz, Alicia Griebsch, Maria Wolf)
Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik Zürich, Switzerland; coordination Switzerland (Dr. Mireille Audeoud, Tamara Bangerter)
Harokopio University of Athens, Greece (Dr. Katerina Antonopoulou, Sofia Kouvava)
Ministry of Education and Culture, Nicosia, Cyprus (Dr. Kika Hadjikakou, Eleni Philippou)
Ernst-Adolf-Eschke-Schule Berlin, Germany
Bildungs- und Beratungszentrum für Hörgeschädigte Stegen, Germany (Claudia Bärwaldt, Sarah Roth-Condic, Christine Bodenmüller, Martin Stücker)
Pädagogisches Zentrum für Hören und Sprache HSM, Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland (Karin Blümlein, Ariane Gerber, Sonja Amacher, Nicole Ita, Anne Coquoz, Daniela Rhyner, Susann Dahms)
Zentrum für Gehör und Sprache Zürich, Switzerland
23 Dimotko Scholeio Lemesou 23-Ag. Spyridonas, Limassol, Cyprus (Andri Georgiou- Philippou, Kyriakos Pachoulides, Sofia Spyrou, Skevi Demetriou, Marios Charalampous)
Special Elementary School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing of Argyroupolis, Athen, Greece
Special Education United Vocational and Senior High School of Chalkida, Greece (Dimitra Zikou, Kyriaki Ziloudi, Vicky Karakatsani, Georgia Karkaletsi)

Thanks for the support and advice goes to:

Violeta Blahusch, Claudia Cortesi, Carolyn Demark, Sebastian Fitting, Ariane Gerber, Manfred Hintermair, N. Isaris & E. Katsaraki (Greek Institute of Greek Sign Language – Communication Bridges), Marios Kitrou, Vera Kolbe, Rebekka Kreisel, Marinus Laubert, Serena Lecce, E. Pagonis/G. Rexini von epikyklos, Adrien Pelletier, Candida Peterson, Hannah Irene Riesenberg, Laura Sciuchetti, Gabriele Seiß, Shary Teichert, Annie Wehrli, Henry Wellman, Ella Wietheger

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