15th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 13-15, 2016 • San Diego, CA
3/06/2012 | 10:10 AM - 10:40 AM | Frisco | 3 - Language Acquisition and Development
Closing the Gap: Working With Spanish Speaking Families
Early childhood special education programs are struggling to meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse populations because of language barriers, a lack of understanding of cultural differences and the misguided view of cultural differences as deficits. Durán (2009). This presentation hopes to provide professionals with the tools and the cultural knowledge to improve service delivery to cultural diverse families in particular to Latino families.
- 1)have a deeper understanding of Spanish Speaking Populations 2)will be able to Identify key factors when working with Spanish Speaking populations 3)understand the importance of cultural competence and cultural sensitivity 4) recognize Stereotypes/ ethnocentrism / Biases. 5) How to use an interpreter or cultural broker in a parent session and when administering assessments 5)Recognize a family’s cultural strengths and needs
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Presenters/Authors
Kathryn Bennight
(Co-Presenter), North Carolina Early Intervention for Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, kathryn.bennight@esdb.nc.gov;
Fontbonne University's Early Intervention in Deaf Education program was the opportunity of a lifetime! Working with babies, toddlers, and their families to help ensure children with hearing loss are ready for school, reading, and life is a joy!
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Lucia Quinonez Sumner
(POC,Primary Presenter,Co-Presenter,Author), EICDHH, lucia.sumner@esdb.nc.gov;
Lucia was already a teacher of young children when she came to the US from Ecuador. Holds a masters degree in Special education and currently works as Parent Infant educator for the North Carolina Early Intervention for Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. She has presented at the UNCC Annual Child and
Family Development Conference and at early intervention staff meetings.
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