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ABSTRACT INFORMATION
Title: 'Pilot testing of a parent-directed intervention (Project ASPIRE) for underserved children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.' Track: 3 - Language Acquisition and Development Keyword(s): cochlear implant, low ses,early intervention Learning Objectives: Analyze the effects of hearing loss in children in low ses families. Identify key factors in creating an ideal listening and language environment for children with hearing loss. Abstract: Objective: There is a significant disparity in outcomes of implanted children of low SES background compared with more affluent counterparts. The major factors thwarting success appear to be inadequate rehabilitation resources and a lack of parental knowledge and skills essential to an implanted child’s listening and language development. To improve the outcome in implanted children of lower-SES background, we are developing Project ASPIRE, a professionally-supervised and parent-directed learning-program. As a critical step in intervention development, this pilot study aims to demonstrate the efficacy of Project ASPIRE in improving parental language knowledge and skills within our target population. Presentation: This presentation has not yet been uploaded or the speaker has opted not to make the presentation available online. Handouts: Handout is not Available
PRESENTER(S) / AUTHOR(S) INFORMATION
Lyra Repplinger - University of Chicago      Credentials: MS       Lyra Repplinger received her MS in deaf and hard of hearing education in 2000 from Illinois State University. She is a developmental therapist for children with hearing loss credentialed in Early Intervention in Illinois. She is currently the co director of the Pediatric Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implant Program.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - Nonfinancial - Dana Suskind - Author University of Chicago Medicine      Credentials: MD      Other Affiliations: University of Chicago       Dr. Suskind is a Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics in the Section of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and directs the Pediatric Cochlear Implantation Program at the University of Chicago. Her research is dedicated to addressing health disparities, specifically early language disparities, through the development of novel multimedia intervention programs that combine parent education with quantitative linguistic feedback. She has conceptualized and initiated development and evaluation of two parent-directed, home-visiting interventions: Project ASPIRE and the Thirty Million Words Project. These interventions, for parents of children with hearing loss and parents of typically developing children respectively, aim to improve child outcomes through parent enrichment of the early language environment.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - Nonfinancial - Mary Ellen Nevins - Author PPCI      Credentials: Ed.D      Other Affiliations: Oberkotter       Mary Ellen Nevins is the founder of PPCI (Preparation for Professionals working with Cochlear Implants). She is the co-creator of Project ASPIRE.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - Nonfinancial - Sophie Shay - Co-Presenter University of Chicago       Sophie Shay is a medical student at the University of Chicago School of Medicine. She is a research assitant to Dr. Dana Suskind for Project ASPIRE.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - Nonfinancial -