Language Abilities & Approaches Wheels (LAAWs) Framework

The Language Abilities & Approaches Wheels (LAAWs) framework is an interactive tool designed to assess and foster language-rich environments for deaf and hard of hearing students. It focuses on three core language abilities: signacy, literacy, and oracy, through two lenses: comprehension and composition. Download a printable PDF of the comprehensive framework at the button on the right. Then, access its partner resource, a Program Review guide that summarizes which language abilities are covered by Bedrock Literacy, Fairview Learning, Reading Milestones, SIWI, and Visual Phonics here.