15th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 13-15, 2016 • San Diego, CA
3/01/2010 | 11:25 AM - 11:55 AM | Topical Session 1 | Pollack A | 8 - EHDI Workforce Issues
A Legacy of Language
Two educators, one Deaf and one hearing, will present information for families of children with hearing loss regarding reading. This session is designed for parents, regardless of their choice of communication access. Specific tips and strategies will be presented to encourage the reading process. Examples will be drawn from personal experience learning to read (as a Deaf person) and from research.
- Identify strategies for enhancing literacy learning for children with hearing loss. Describe family-based activities to promote reading. Discuss ways to monitor reading growth and progress. List tips for encouraging reading for children with hearing loss.
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Presenters/Authors
Nancy Kelly-Jones
(Primary Presenter,Co-Presenter), Illinois School for the Deaf, trees72@mchsi.com;
Nancy has been a classroom teacher of the Deaf for 28 years, first teaching at the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf and then at the Illinois School for the Deaf. She is currently a library/media educator. She teaches library skills units to students K-12 and works with teachers in enhancing units with visual and media support. She has taught undergraduate courses in the interpreter training programs at several community colleges.
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Patrick Kelly
(Co-Presenter), University of South Carolina, pmkelly@mailbox.sc.edu;
Patrick Michael Kelly is currently an instructor in Programs in Special Education, College of Education, at the University of South Carolina. Prior to his present appointment his career included service as a professional counselor, school psychologist, and administrator in a variety of educational settings serving a wide range of children and youth. He has specialized training in working with children with hearing loss and their familiies.
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