18th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 3-5, 2019 • Chicago, IL
4/16/2013 | 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM | Parent Perspectives: Evaluating Progress in Parents and Children | Cascade F | 7
Parent Perspectives: Evaluating Progress in Parents and Children
Children with hearing loss are being identified at a very young age which has allowed early interventionists to provide support to parents for an extended period of time through EHDI programs. The combination of support to parents and service to children has had a great impact on the overall progress of those children. At the Moog Center for Deaf Education we are not only monitoring the progress of the children, but we are asking parents to evaluate the progress of their own skills related to supporting their child with hearing loss. Using a questionnaire, adapted from the Scale of Parental Involvement and Self-Efficacy (SPISE) For Young Children with Hearing Loss developed by DesJardin at House Ear Institute, we are tracking parents’ perspectives on their own progress and are better able to address a parent’s strengths and challenges regarding his/her ability to support his/her child. Knowledge of a variety of topics and assessment of a variety of skills are being rated to help professionals provide support to parents to enhance their knowledge and skills. This presentation will address the areas being rated on the questionnaire, as well as, provide suggestions for strategies to support parents in each of these areas. Some of the areas included are: the ability to use activities and strategies at home to help one’s child learn communication skills, the ability to capitalize on daily routines to help one’s child’s develop communication skills, and the ability to explain the child’s hearing loss and the impact of the hearing loss on language development. The full questionnaire will be presented, as well as parent comments related to how early interventionists help parents learn best, and statements from parents about preferred support techniques. This presentation will provide opportunities for participant comments.
- 1) Participants will be able to list a series of questions that will inform them about parent perspectives.
- 2) Participants will be able to identify topics of interest to parents related to hearing loss and enhancing communication.
- 3) Participants will be able to state at least three important skills and three important areas of knowledge that parents need to be effective advocates for their children.
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Presenters/Authors
Judy Schlesinger
(POC,Primary Presenter), The Moog Center for Deaf Education, jschlesinger@moogcenter.org;
Judy has been in the field of deaf education for more than 25 year. She has worked as a supervisor of other teachers, has extensive experience working with student teachers, has lectured for graduate courses, and is an experienced teacher in the field of Early Intervention. In addition to teaching in the Family School program at the Moog Center where she provides direct service to children, helping them to develop spoken language skills, Judy has also taught in the preschool and in the primary department working to enhance the students' academic skills. She works with families, helping parents develop strategies and techniques for teaching their children with hearing loss to talk. Judy participates in the Moog Center for Deaf Education Teleschool program and provides services to families via the internet. Judy has extensive experience serving children who are deaf or hard of hearing who present with secondary complicating factors.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
• Receives Salary for Employment from The Moog Center for Deaf Education.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.