2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
DUKE ENERGY CONVENTION CENTER
3/06/2023 | 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Hands On Literacy with EHDI funding | DECC 236
Hands On Literacy with EHDI funding
EHDI funding doesn’t spend itself! We detail how three of Nevada Chapter’s Guide By Your Side projects help families maximize language acquisition/development for children who are DHH. Our lending library provides a wide range of materials, instructional books for parents, age-appropriate books for children and activities for families and staff to use together. Our virtual “Growing Book by Book” meetings vary in monthly topic to expose families to diverse perspectives and communication choices. In-person events, such as Reading Week and Back-to-School events can be themed around accessible literature to promote a love of reading and to show how one book can be adapted for multiple audiences.
- The participant will differentiate lending library content for diverse populations and users
- The participant will be able to create virtual support options that support age-appropriate language outcomes.
- The participant will name two ways to promote literacy at in-person events.
Presentation:
3420032_15556BethJones.pdf
Handouts:
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Transcripts:
3420032_15556BethJones.docx
Presenters/Authors
Beth Jones
(), Nevada Hands & Voices, bethj@nvhandsandvoices.org;
Beth Jones is the Executive Director for Nevada Hands & Voices, as well as the Guide By Your Side Coordinator and an Educational Advocate for the ASTra Program. Prior to beginning a family, Beth earned her master’s degree in Special Education and worked as an Autism Teacher and Behavior Mentor Teacher. Beth became involved with Hands & Voices when two of her three children were identified as being deaf/hard of hearing and has been a part of Nevada Hands & Voices since 2012. She serves on many state-wide and national committees, teams, and advisory boards as a parent leader to help advocate and support children who are deaf/hard of hearing.
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Penni Echols
(), Nevada Hands & Voices, CHARGE Syndrome Foundation, penni.echols@gmail.com;
Penni Echols is the Guide By Your Side Coordinator for Nevada Hands & Voices. She has been employed as an Educational Advocate since 2020 and a Parent Guide since 2021. She passionately believes that every child can communicate when they have the right support and a willing partner. She is a graduate of the Hands & Voices Leadership to Leadership program and volunteers as one of the moderators in the H&V DHH Plus Parent Support Facebook community. In addition, she volunteers as a member of the Board of Directors for the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation and as a Member of the Nevada Department of Education’s Special Education Advisory Committee. Penni and her husband Micah live in Las Vegas, Nevada with their six daughters. Their youngest, Martha was born in 2014 with CHARGE syndrome and is deafblind with additional medical needs.
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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