18th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 3-5, 2019 • Chicago, IL
3/04/2019 | 11:15 AM - 11:40 AM | The ABCs of Hearing and Communication Development | Narita A/B
The ABCs of Hearing and Communication Development
There is a strong relation between children’s hearing ability and the development of their native spoken language. This is largely related to the fact that hearing is the primary mode by which children have access to spoken language. Therefore, childhood hearing loss results in spoken language deprivation. Although the use of hearing devices restore children’s access to sound, large variability in spoken language outcomes continues. Among the myriad factors that contribute to this variability is the possibility that auditory deprivation early in life limits the development of essential language acquisition strategies that children need to acquire normal speech perception and language skills. The focus of this talk is to discuss aspects of spoken language development that are likely disrupted by hearing loss beyond the audibility of speech. Specifically, we will highlight the ways in which hearing supports language development, discuss aspects of language development that may continue to be impaired in children with hearing loss, and possible strategies for parents to facilitate children’s experience with their native spoken language.
- Participants will describe early language acquisition skills present in infancy.
- Participants will identify factors that may contribute to delays in spoken language development in children with hearing loss.
- Participants will identify ways to promote spoken language skills in children with hearing loss.
Presentation:
18878_10398TinaGrieco-Calub.pdf
Handouts:
18878_10398TinaGrieco-Calub.pdf
Transcripts:
18878_10398TinaGreico-Calub.docx
Presenters/Authors
Megan Roberts
(), Northwestern University, megan.y.roberts@northwestern.edu;
Megan Roberts, PhD, CCC-SLP, is the Jane Steiner Hoffman and Michael Hoffman Assistant Professor in the Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Northwestern University. Her work focuses on family-centered early communication interventions for young children with language delays (children with hearing loss, autism, developmental language disorders). This clinically based line of research examines different variations of parent-implemented communication interventions tailored specifically for different populations of children with language delays. Her research has been funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders and the Institute of Education Sciences. In addition to conducting research on family-centered interventions, she is also a licensed speech-language pathologist with IL early intervention credentials in both speech-language pathology and developmental therapy. She has over 10 years of experience working with infants and toddlers in early intervention.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Tina Grieco-Calub
(), Northwestern University, tinagc@northwestern.edu;
Tina Grieco-Calub, PhD, CCC-A is an Assistant Professor at Northwestern University. Her research focuses on auditory development and spoken language processing in young children with hearing loss. Her work has received funding from the National Institute of Health, and her articles have appeared in journals such as Ear and Hearing, Journal of Neuroscience, and Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research. She has lectured widely across the country and is a long-standing member of the American Speech Language Hearing Association.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
• Receives Grants for Other activities from NIH/NIDCD.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.