EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
MARCH 2-5, 2021
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3/05/2012 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Reading to Young Deaf or Hard of Hearing Children | Burlington Route | 6
Reading to Young Deaf or Hard of Hearing Children
Early literacy skills are crucial for all children, especially those with a hearing loss. This session will review highlights from ASL story times held for young deaf and hard of hearing children. Presenters will share how to choose books for young deaf and hard of hearing children, model/share specific read-aloud strategies, and demonstrate how to expand book sharing by creating activities related to the story. Participants will leave this session with information on how to choose age-appropriate books that are especially appealing to young deaf and hard of hearing children. Participants will also learn how to read with/to young deaf and hard of hearing children and extend stories through follow-up activities. A book list of recommended titles/authors will be provided to all participants. This session is open to parents, teachers, and service providers who work with children of all ages; however, our focus will be on young children (birth to five).
The story times referenced above were funded by grants from the Maryland State Department of Education. Deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing children ages three to five were eligible for participation. Story times were held in community settings; a voice interpreter was used to support the participation of hearing children with little or no experience with ASL. During the sessions, special emphasis was placed on parent/caregiver participation. Through this grant, these teachers have worked with over 50 families across Maryland promoting early literacy and supporting families as they read together.
- -choose age-appropriate books that are especially appealing to young deaf or hard of hearing children. -share books with young deaf or hard of hearing children and extend stories through follow-up activities.
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Presenters/Authors
Sarah Fairbanks
(POC,Co-Presenter), Maryland School for the Deaf, sarah.fairbanks@msd.edu;
Sarah Fairbanks has been a teacher in the Family Education and Early Childhood Department at the Maryland School for the Deaf for seven years. She currently teaches in the three-year-old preschool class five days a week and provides home visits for families with deaf or hard of hearing children. Prior to teaching at MSD, Ms. Fairbanks taught at the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School in the Early Childhood Department. She has taught center-based preschool classes and worked with families in a variety of home environments and daycare settings. She has conducted regional meetings for parents and extended family members. She holds a master’s degree in Deaf Education with an emphasis in early intervention from Utah State University. Ms. Fairbanks is also a nationally certified interpreter and has been working with the Deaf Community for many years.
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Patricia Muldowney
(POC,Co-Presenter), Maryland School for the Deaf, patricia.muldowney@msd.edu;
Patricia Muldowney is the Assistant Principal for the Family Education and Early Childhood Department at the Maryland School for the Deaf, Columbia Campus, where she oversees classroom services for children who are deaf or hard of hearing from birth through Pre-Kindergarten, as well as a home visit program serving families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing across the eastern half of the state of Maryland. She also serves on the Maryland Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Advisory Council.
Patty worked as a teacher in the Family Education Department at MSD for 10 years before taking on the role of Assistant Principal.
Patty lives in Greenbelt, MD with her husband and four-year-old son. She is an avid reader and seeks to instill a love of reading in young children.
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Louise Rollins
(POC,Co-Presenter), Maryland School for the Deaf, louise.rollins@msd.edu;
Louise Rollins has been a teacher for the Family Education and Early Childhood Department at the Maryland School for the Deaf for five years. She holds a master’s degree in Deaf Education with an emphasis in family-centered early education from Gallaudet University. She currently teaches a classroom of deaf and hard of hearing infants and toddlers two mornings a week, as well as conducting home visits with deaf/hard of hearing children and their families through their fifth birthday. She has also conducted regional meetings for parents and extended family members across the state of Maryland.
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