2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/04/2019 | 3:35 PM - 4:05 PM | Not One Way: Supporting Communication with Children who use Audition for Receptive Language and Sign (or Technology) for Expressive Language | International A
Not One Way: Supporting Communication with Children who use Audition for Receptive Language and Sign (or Technology) for Expressive Language
Honoring the communication choices of families and young children is a value of many professionals in the EHDI system. We are trained in sharing information in a way that supports parents making an informed choice for their child. But what happens when a child, with appropriate intervention and technology, is able to receive information (receptive language) primarily through audition but is limited in their ability to produce spoken language and instead must use sign language for their expressive language? How do we as interventionists support these children and these families? Programs, both in the 0 – 3 years and later in pre-school, are generally designed to support a given communication choice. Children who are deaf and hard of hearing with a diagnosis of Down syndrome, cleft palate, CHARGE or other conditions may fall in this category, as well as children who have medical interventions such as trachs. This presentation will explore ways professionals can support these families in their quest to support their child’s communication development. We will address challenges often encountered as the family attempts to support their child’s communication in the 0-3 years as well as the difficulties encountered with the transition to preschool where no one program meets the child’s needs. Resources and principles will be shared to encourage all of us to think outside the box and truly individualize to support the needs of this small but often underserved population. We will explore assessments that can assist us in identifying how the child communicates and how to use this information to support the transition to pre-school, how to work collaboratively with other professionals, and connecting families with other families.
- Participants will be able to identify appropriate assessments for monitoring early language and communication with this population
- Participants will be able to identify at least three strategies that can be used to support children who use audition for receptive language but rely on sign (or technology for expressive language
- Participants will be able to identify at least three resources that can be used to support children who use audition for receptive language but rely on sign (or technology) for receptive language
Presentation:
18878_10337DinahBEAMS.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
18878_10337DeniseDavis-Pedrie.docx
Presenters/Authors
Dinah BEAMS
(), Consultant, dbeams@comcast.net;
Dinah Beams is a consultant for early intervention with children who are deaf and hard of hearing. She served as the Program Coordinator for the Colorado Home Intervention Program with the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (2010-2018). Responsibilities in this position included coordinating services; training providers; supervising providers statewide; curriculum and program development; serving on state and national committees, and system building. Additionally Dinah served as Lead Colorado Hearing Resource Coordinator for twenty years. Previous experience includes working as both a classroom and an itinerant teacher in Colorado. Dinah is the author of the CHIP Parent Manual and the Curriculum for Sign Language Instructors, a contributor to the SKI-HI Curriculum (2004), and a frequent presenter at regional and national workshops. She is on the board of Colorado Families for Hands & Voices.
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Denise Davis-Pedrie
(), Consultant, ddped@msn.com;
Denise Davis-Pedrie is a speech-language pathologist and teacher of the deaf with a specialist certification in Infant/Toddler Special Education. She served for more than twenty years as a Colorado Hearing Resource Coordinator with the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, supporting families with newly identified children, birth to three years of age. Additionally, Denise has more than 20 years of experience as a preschool teacher for children with hearing loss in an inclusive classroom. Denise is a member of the Board of Directors for Colorado Families for Hands and Voices.
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