2024 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 17-19, 2024 • Denver, CO
3/06/2023 | 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | ASL and LSL Professionals on the same team: Partnership and Perspective-Sharing | DECC 212
ASL and LSL Professionals on the same team: Partnership and Perspective-Sharing
ASL and LSL represent language access opportunities on opposite ends of the communication continuum. Two different languages: American Sign Language and spoken English. Two different modalities prioritized: visual learning and auditory learning. Two different EI specialists coaching parents through differentiated language learning strategies. With all of these opposing descriptions, truly collaborative deafness-specific early intervention across the communication continuum is hard to conceptualize. As in most seemingly “black and white” situations, there always seems to be areas of “gray”. What happens when these different modalities overlap/blend? How do we support a child who is not making expected language progress in the family’s chosen communication mode? What do we do when families seek a bilingual-bicultural plan for their child? How can each professional learn from the others’ expertise? Learn how Wisconsin’s innovative EHDI early intervention team is putting families at the center of a successful partnership between ASL and LSL professionals.
On Wisconsin’s multi-disciplinary EI team, the ASL and LSL Professionals partner together, learn from one another, and jointly support families throughout the state’s Part C program. Language acquisition is at the heart of program goals and both ASL and LSL team members prioritize the critical nature of language development during ages 0-3.
“An optimal EI service team centers around the family” (2013 Supplement to JCIH Position Statement). ASL and LSL team members provide intervention and assessment aimed to support the family’s capacity to understand and advocate for THEIR child’s communication journey. Join this presentation to learn about scenarios in which ASL - LSL partnership was essential to optimal child/family outcomes. Learn about the struggles this partnership has had to navigate in learning alongside one another and how a respectful learner mindset has made all the difference.
- Participants will identify successful components of a collaborative partnership between ASL - LSL within an early intervention team.
- Participants will examine early intervention scenarios when ASL and LSL partnership successfully met the unique needs and/or desired outcomes of families.
- Participants will challenge their professional boundaries in considering how powerful child and family outcomes can thrive with purposeful ASL - LSL collaboration.
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Presenters/Authors
Lauren Burke
(Primary Presenter,Co-Presenter), CESA 1 / Wisconsin Sound Beginnings, lburke@cesa1.k12.wi.us;
Lauren is the Wisconsin Sound Beginnings CARES Communication Specialist with an emphasis in Listening and Spoken Language. Lauren has worked within the Wisconsin Birth to 3 Program as a primary provider and in-home speech and language pathologist. As a member of Wisconsin's state-wide EHDI early intervention team, she is passionate about supporting infants and toddlers who are D/deaf or hard of hearing alongside and in partnership with their Birth to 3 team and their families. Lauren has experience using the primary provider model, coaching, and teaming practices. She is working towards attaining certification as a Listening and Spoken Language specialist (LSLS AVEd). Lauren began her career as an Early Childhood Special Education teacher before pursuing speech and language.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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Andrew Altmann
(Co-Presenter), CESA 1 / Wisconsin Sound Beginnings, aaltmann@cesa1.k12.wi.us;
Andrew is the Wisconsin Sound Beginnings CARES Communication Specialist with an emphasis in ASL. He was born to Deaf parents and siblings and is fourth generation born Deaf. He grew up in a mainstream school setting from third grade to graduate school. He received his Bachelor degree in Social Work at UW-Milwaukee and Masters degree in Social Work at Barry University in Miami. He has worked in the social work field for 14 years and also works as a Deaf interpreter and an ASL instructor. His lifelong passion is supporting people. He loves making a positive impact in children's lives because they deserve it.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
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