2022 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Virtual Conference
March 13 - 15, 2022
3/09/2020 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Language "Choices": Exploring Diverse Pedagogies of Language in early-childhood education | Chouteau B
Language "Choices": Exploring Diverse Pedagogies of Language in early-childhood education
Unlike hearing babies, deaf babies must be introduced in the education system as early as possible to obtain the much-needed early intervention support including language. As soon as the deaf child is born, language choices for early intervention immediately become very important yet complex. This presentation outlines different language intervention choices and reveal the different ways that early-childhood schools play powerful and exacting roles in the creation and maintenance of language for deaf children. Some of the data will be drawn from the presenter’s research on various schools; both aural/oral-based and sign-based schools. Schools provide deaf children with a unique opportunity to obtain a valuable education; however, the challenges in defining appropriate academic, linguistic, and cultural pedagogy for deaf children in deaf schools are contested by divergent ideologies of spoken English and sign language – something that has continued for more than 250 years. For effective intervention and placement of langauge for the deaf child, there is a need for parents and stakeholders to be educated on larger issues of deafness within different types of deaf education to uncover emergent ideologies, identity formations, language, culture, and everyday social constructions. Identifying positive choices for the deaf child involve larger critical justice issues related to deafness through critical, yet collaborative inquiry that have important implications influencing the types of knowledge and identities produced for the deaf child.
- Participants will learn the importance of introducing early-childhood education to deaf babies
- Participants will grasp deep knowledge on the different language "choices" provided to deaf babies and their families
- Participants will learn the different early intervention strategies provided to deaf babies and their families from different type of pedagogical and philosophical frameworks
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Thomas Horejes
(), Gallaudet University, thomas.horejes@gallaudet.edu;
Dr. Thomas Horejes received his PhD in Justice Studies at Arizona State University and is currently Gallaudet University’s Associate Provost of Student Success & Academic Quality. Prior to his position at Gallaudet, he was former Executive Director of DEAF, Inc.— based in St. Louis—that provides advocacy and interpreting services to the deaf/hard of hearing community. During his role, he collaborated with Moog Center for the Deaf on a successful program to empower parents to understand language choices for their child. He has numerous publications, including a book entitled, Social Constructions of Deafness: Examining Deaf Languacultures in Education. He is also former professor of sociology at Gallaudet University.
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Raelyn Fuechtmann
(), Gallaudet University, raelyn.fuechtmann@gallaudet.edu;
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