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ABSTRACT INFORMATION
Title: 'Early Intervention's Long Term Language Planning Impact' Track: 3-Early Intervention and Beyond Audience: Primary Audience: Secondary Audience: Tertiary Audeince: Keyword(s): language, acquisition planning, data, educational track, economic outcomes Learning Objectives: 1) Participants will understand the impact of early language planning decision on long term academic and employment outcomes in deaf/hard of hearing children. 2) Participants will understand the importance of including ongoing language development monitoring in early intervention. Abstract: Commonly overlooked by professionals in the field of early intervention working with deaf/hard of hearing children is the long term impact of language planning. How does language planning via selection of language for deaf/hard of hearing children impact their transition and economic potential? It has been increasingly acknowledged that deafness does not cause a language delay. Poor outcomes of language planning choices lead to language delays. Economic data from the Federal Department of Labor and other sources will be discussed. Graduation rates and college attendance and success rates will be explored. The impact of early intervention on preparing deaf/hard of hearing children to acquire language on par with their hearing peers so they can be prepared to participate in our global market will be explored along with a discussion of appropriate language planning and monitoring techniques. Handouts: Handout is not Available
SPEAKER INFORMATION
PRESENTER(S): David Geeslin - Indiana School for the Deaf      Credentials: Ed.D., CEO/Superintendent      Other Affiliations: CEASD       Dr. Geeslin is an alumni of the Indiana School for the Deaf, where he currently holds the position of CEO/Superintendent. He has experienced, both as a student and as a professional, oral education, mainstreaming with a Sign Language interpreter, Deaf residential schools, self-contained classrooms and public schools. He works closely with educators, speech-language pathologists and audiologists.   AUTHOR(S): David Geeslin - Indiana School for the Deaf      Credentials: Ed.D., CEO/Superintendent      Other Affiliations: CEASD       BIO: Dr. Geeslin is an alumni of the Indiana School for the Deaf, where he currently holds the position of CEO/Superintendent. He has experienced, both as a student and as a professional, oral education, mainstreaming with a Sign Language interpreter, Deaf residential schools, self-contained classrooms and public schools. He works closely with educators, speech-language pathologists and audiologists.