18th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 3-5, 2019 • Chicago, IL
3/10/2015 | 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM | Building Self-Advocacy Skills During Early Intervention | Beckham | 4
Building Self-Advocacy Skills During Early Intervention
The AG Bell Family Needs Assessment '...noted the need, particularly in younger children, to develop self-advocacy skills for activities outside of school, where the structure and experience of teachers and therapists
cannot be relied upon (http://ehdimeeting.org/system/Abstracts/Abstract_Form.cfm?bd=415&CFID=747489&CFTOKEN=87647938).' Listen and Talk's Early Intervention and Blended Preschool Programs recognize the importance of self-advocacy skills and communication repair strategies and include these areas in service delivery. This presentation will discuss what is included in self-advocacy skills for children with hearing loss and what is known about the development of these skills. Assessment and tracking tools will be reviewed along with meaningful ways to consider self-advocacy and repair strategies in IFSP outcomes and IEP goals. The presentation will emphasize how common practices build the foundation of self-advocacy skills and strategies that can be integrated into early intervention services and early childhood classroom.
- Define self-advocacy in relationship to early intervention
- Describe why self-advocacy is important during early intervention
- List strategies for integrating self-advocacy skills into service delivery during early intervention
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Presenters/Authors
Maura Berndsen
(Primary Presenter,POC), Listen and Talk, maurab@listentalk.org;
Maura Berndsen (MA, CED, LSLS Cert. AVT) holds her BA in Deaf Education from Fontbonne University and her MA in Early Childhood Education from the UT, San Antonio. Maura is the Educational Director at Listen and Talk in Seattle, WA. She provides mentoring and supervision at Listen and Talk, as well as being a LSL Consultant on the WA State Center for Childhood Deafness and Hearing Loss Statewide Outreach Team.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
Nonfinancial -
Kim Hamren
(Co-Presenter), Listen and Talk, kimh@listentalk.org;
Kimberly Hamren, M.Ed, CED, LSLS Cert. AVT, is a Teacher of the Deaf and Birth to Three Specialist at Listen and Talk. She has over 35 years of teaching experience and has worked at Listen and Talk since 1997 in a variety of positions including, preschool teacher, Listening and Spoken Language Auditory-Verbal Therapist, and Birth to Three Coordinator. Kim received her Teacher of the Deaf certification and her B.S. in Education from the University of Nebraska-Omaha and her M.Ed in Early Childhood Special Education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Kim has been a LSLS Cert. AVT since 2003. She is grateful for the opportunity to participate in the journey with families as they support the listening and spoken language development of young children with various hearing levels.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
• Receives Salary for Employment from Listen and Talk.
Nonfinancial -
• Has a Professional (Teacher of the Deaf)
relationship for Volunteer teaching and speaking.
• Has a Professional (Represent Professional Support)
relationship for Board membership.