15th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 13-15, 2016 • San Diego, CA
| - | 3 - Language Acquisition and Development
How Can AAC Be Used With Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing?
Can children who are deaf or hard of hearing benefit from the use of augmentative and alternative communication AAC strategies to increase language acquisition? For children with limited speech or spoken language, the use of (AAC) strategies or systems provides a way to gain access to language. Children who benefit from cochlear implants or hearing aids are a heterogeneous group with varying language and literacy needs. Many of these children have additional diagnoses and/or co-occurring conditions. Research has demonstrated that AAC strategies, whether pairing pictures with objects to increase requesting or introducing children to voice output systems, increase language abilities. This session will introduce parents and professionals to simple, low-tech AAC strategies that can be used with children who are d/hh and discuss how to advance these strategies over time.
- Discuss how Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) strategies can be utilized to develop and enhance communication, behavior, language, and literacy for children who are deaf and hard of hearing.
- Identify appropriate AAC strategies that are available to benefit children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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Jillian McCarthy
(Primary Presenter), University of Tennessee Health Science Center, jmccar21@uthsc.edu;
Jillian McCarthy, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology. Her research interests include language and speech sound development, and the impact on literacy acquisition for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. She current is funded on two grants from the U.S. Department of Special Education to prepare speech language pathologists to develop literacy interventions for children who are deaf/hard of hearing and children who have complex communication needs.
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Autumn Sanderson
(Co-Presenter,POC), University of Tennessee Health Science Center, amajor@uthsc.edu;
Autumn Sanderson is an Instructor in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in the Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. Autumn practices in the Child Hearing Services clinic in Knoxville. She specializes in pediatric Aural Habilitation for children who use hearing aids and cochlear implants, aural/oral communication assessments, pre- and post-cochlear implant evaluations, family guidance and education, adult cochlear implant auditory training, and auditory processing disorders.
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Emily Noss
(Co-Presenter), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, eclark1@uthsc.edu;
Emily Noss is an Assistant Professor in Speech-Language Pathology at The University of Tennessee, Health Science Center in the Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. Emily practices in the Child Hearing Services (CHS) Clinic in Knoxville. She specializes in pediatric Aural Habilitation for children who use cochlear implants and hearing aids, aural/oral communication assessments, pre- and post-cochlear implant evaluations, parent guidance and education, adult cochlear implant auditory training, and Alternative/augmentative communication.
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Ashley Irick
(Co-Presenter), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, ayoung12@uthsc.edu;
Ashley Irick is an Instructor in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in the Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. Ashley practices in the Child Hearing Services clinic in Knoxville. She specializes in pediatric Aural Habilitation for children who use hearing aids and cochlear implants, aural/oral communication assessments, pre- and post-cochlear implant evaluations, family guidance and education, adult cochlear implant auditory training, and auditory processing disorders.
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