Listening & Spoken Language Professional Development Sessions
Using Functional Evaluation to Capture Educational Needs of Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
This session will discuss the key elements related to eligibility for services and the importance of functional measures in an evaluation. The presentation highlights a paradigm shift for teams and moving discussions about students’ needs beyond test scores. Considerations for the evaluation of students who are deaf and hard of hearing will be reviewed and tools that can capture the functional abilities of children will be discussed with the goal of compiling comprehensive information during the evaluation process in mind.
Responding to Challenges: When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get _____!
This session will explore applications of a key auditory – verbal strategy – diagnostic teaching. Participants will discuss how technology and data can support informed decision making and what types of supports can be used for students at school and at home.
Listening and Spoken Language Tips
This session will highlight practical strategies and accommodations a teacher can implement into the classroom. Participants will then have an opportunity to apply what they have learned by identifying challenges and accommodations to be made in 5 real world scenarios.
Listening in a Noisy World
This session will review how noise affects student learning for children with hearing and for children who are deaf and hard of hearing. We will also present strategies that can be used in the classroom to minimize the negative impact of noise on student learning.
Empowering Bilingual Families and their Deaf Children
This presentation will focus on current theories about bilingualism in deaf and hard of hearing students. Strategies and direct applications to the classroom will be discussed in an effort to raise awareness about the challenges encountered by the diverse academic, social, and cultural characteristics of families whose first language is not English. Samples of activities will be provided.
Speech-Language Professional Development Sessions
Treating Articulation in Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
This course will present information about the patterns of articulation differences that occur among deaf and hard of hearing children and provide strategies for supporting speech development.
Speech and Language Assessments for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
The evaluation of students who are deaf and hard of hearing presents unique challenges to school-based assessment teams. This course will discuss factors affecting cognitive-linguistic and social-emotional development, considerations when administering standardized tests, and appropriate IEP goals and accommodations.
Serving Deaf or Hard of Hearing Students with Complex Needs
Providing the correct accommodations for deaf and hard of hearing students with additional diagnoses such as autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, or intellectual disability present unique challenges to school-based teams. This course will present considerations for evaluation, determining placement, and developing appropriate IEP goals and accommodations.
Serving Mainstreamed Students with Hearing Loss
An increasing number of students with lower hearing levels are being placed in general classroom settings. However, these students need specific accommodations and services to support their learning. This presentation will discuss the impact of inadequate access to language and learning, and the accommodations and services that can support full language access in the classroom.