2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
DUKE ENERGY CONVENTION CENTER
3/07/2023 | 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM | Applying what we are learning from language assessments in our early intervention work: Insights from the Language Assessment Program-Deaf/Hard of Hearing: | DECC 230/231
Applying what we are learning from language assessments in our early intervention work: Insights from the Language Assessment Program-Deaf/Hard of Hearing:
Since the LEAD-K law passed in 2016, the Kansas School for the Deaf has been tasked with phasing in the Language Assessment Program-Deaf/Hard of Hearing (LAP-DHH) which assesses, monitors, and tracks the language development of all children who are deaf/hard of hearing (DHH) ages birth through eight in ASL and/or English in the state of Kansas. The LAP-DHH specialists who perform the assessments for ages birth-three also provide early intervention support for children who are DHH across the state of Kansas. By performing consistent and systematic assessments and in collaboration with researchers, patterns and gaps have been identified in both ASL and English, including asking questions and sentence variety and complexity. By identifying these patterns and when they typically occur, we can begin to explore possible interventions and resources to help bridge the gap and improve language outcomes. The presenters will share some of the results of the research, share identified patterns and gaps that have appeared in both ASL and English, and provide some recommendations for how to start addressing those gaps in early intervention services.
- Participants will be able to identify at least two gaps that appear in ASL.
- Participants will be able to identify at least two gaps that appear in English.
- Participants will be able to list at least two possible strategies for minimizing the gaps in ASL and/or English.
Presentation:
3420032_15594ErinSchuweiler.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
3420032_15594ErinSchuweiler.docx
Presenters/Authors
Jena McDaniel
(), Vanderbilt University, jena.mcdaniel@vumc.org;
Jena McDaniel, PhD, CCC-SLP is an assistant professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Her research interests include language intervention effectiveness and efficiency for deaf and hard of hearing children and children with autism spectrum disorder. She earned her PhD from Vanderbilt University and then completed her postdoctoral training at the University of Kansas. She previously worked at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, including serving on their specialized teams for deaf and hard of hearing children.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
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Angie Walker
(), Kansas School for the Deaf, awalker@kssdb.org;
Angie Walker is the coordinator of the Kansas School for the Deaf Language Assessment Program-Deaf/Hard of Hearing (LAP-DHH). Ms. Walker is responsible for coordinating the evaluation, collection, and dissemination of aggregated data to key stakeholders as well as providing training and guidance to LAP-DHH specialists. Ms. Walker received her Master of Education degree from Lewis and Clark College in 1998, and she is licensed by the State of Kansas as a teacher of the deaf/hard of hearing and reading specialist. She has worked in deaf education since 1998 and as an educational diagnostician since 2004.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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• Receives Salary for Employment from Kansas School for the Deaf.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
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Nature: salary.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Twila Latini
(), Kansas School for the Deaf, tlatini@kssdb.org;
Twila Latini, M.A., is a Sound START Specialist (birth-three) & Deaf Mentor Coordinator for the Kansas School for the Deaf since summer of 2017. Twila is also a Language Assessment Program-Deaf/Hard of Hearing (LAP-DHH) specialist. Twila is currently a Midwest Region (17 states) Board Member for National American Sign Language Early Childhood Education (NASLECE) and recognized as a Nationally Certified ASL Assessor/Trainer. Twila worked at the Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind (Tucson) for six years as an elementary bilingual teacher teaching kindergarten & 1st grade. She received her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education (2008) and her master’s degree in Deaf Education at Gallaudet University (2011).
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
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Erin Schuweiler
(), Kansas School for the Deaf, eschuweiler@kssdb.org;
Erin Schuweiler, M.S., Ed. is the Sound START (Birth-Three) Coordinator at the Kansas School for the Deaf (KSD). She is also a Language Assessment Program-Deaf/Hard of Hearing (LAP-DHH) specialist. Erin has worked at KSD for 20 years, 2 years as a preschool teacher and 18 years in birth to three. Erin provides services and resources to service providers and families who have children ages birth to three who are deaf and hard of hearing throughout the state of Kansas. Erin graduated from the University of Kansas with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Deaf Education and Early Childhood Special Education.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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• Receives Salary for Employment from Kansas School for the Deaf.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
AAA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.