2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
DUKE ENERGY CONVENTION CENTER
3/07/2023 | 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | An Update on the TN 2019-2023 Deaf Mentor/Parent Advisor Pilot Project | DECC 207/208
An Update on the TN 2019-2023 Deaf Mentor/Parent Advisor Pilot Project
The presentation will share reach results and describing how to engage adults who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH) in improving EHDI systems, implementation of effective DHH Mentor programs, how to use adults who are DHH in supporting families including the impact of deafness or hearing loss on language and literacy development and social well-being.
Contact: Briella Diaz, b.diaz@tsdeaf.org – 865.361.1180
In 2018 the Tennessee Legislature authorized and funded both Senate Bill No. 2143 and House Bill No. 2149 establishing the TN Deaf Mentor Pilot Project. Legislators required specific criteria for the program and data collection to determine benefits and funding. A presentation of the 2019 – 2023 research results from the Tennessee Deaf Mentor Pilot Project will be shared. Goals of the pilot program included: Prevention of language deprivation in children with hearing loss; Providing a positive impact on a child's social and emotional development through a deaf role model; and
Ensuring that children who are deaf have equal access to learning opportunities at home and in the community.
The presentation will include the data and evaluation of the pilot project sent to the education committee of the senate and the education administration and planning committee of the house of representatives. Additionally, descriptions and anecdotal stories describing how the project engaged adults who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH) to improve EHDI systems, development and implementation of effective DHH Mentor program, how to use adults who are DHH in supporting families including the impact of deafness or hearing loss on language and literacy development and social well-being, and family perspective of participating in the pilot project for 12+ months.
- Participants will identify multiple language tools used to effectively monitor progress of children with hearing differences in a Deaf Mentor program.
- Participants will recognize the positive impact on the family's social and emotional development through a Deaf Mentor program.
- Participants will name three types of advocacy skills taught to parents in the Deaf Mentor program which developed their communicate with educators about their child's learning preferences and needs.
Presentation:
3420032_15692BriellaDiaz.pdf
Handouts:
3420032_15692BriellaDiaz.pdf
3420032_15692TracyDuncan.pdf
3420032_15692TracyDuncan_1.pdf
3420032_15692TracyDuncan_2.pdf
Transcripts:
3420032_15692Briella Diaz.docx
Presenters/Authors
Tracy Duncan
(), Statewide 0-5 Language & Literacy, TN Schools for the Deaf, t.duncan@tsdeaf.org;
Tracy Duncan, M.ED. & M.Ed. Statewide 0-5 Language & Literacy Coordinator; Educational Consultant
Tracy Duncan, is serving as an Educational Consultant for the Middle & West regions of Tennessee. Previous professional employment beginning in 1970’s includes: Head Start – Child & Family Resource Program, social worker, preschool teacher, RID interpreter for the deaf, infant massage instructor, SKI*HI state & national trainer, home visitor for parent – infant home based programs for children identified with hearing concerns, TEIS Service Coordinator, classroom & itinerant teacher of the deaf for MNPS, and community planner. Tracy’s passions include collaborating with providers in order to address the needs of the child with hearing concerns within their family system by promoting language acquisition, social-emotional integrity, cognitive development, and the full realization of their self-esteem as a person.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exists.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
AAA DISCLOSURE:
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Financial relationship with Tennessee Schools for the Deaf.
Nature: Salaried employees.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Briella Diaz
(), Tennessee Schools for the Deaf, b.diaz@tsdeaf.org;
Briella, BS, is a SKI*HI Nationally Certified Deaf Mentor and SnapShots Guide. She joined the Tennessee Schools for the Deaf in 2019 as the Deaf Mentor / Parent Advisor Research Program Coordinator. In 2021, the Snapshots Program was added to the program offerings. Briella has been active in developing, refining, and implementing language and literacy components into the Deaf Mentor / Parent Advisor program. She has collaborated with REAL, Shared Reading Project, and Gallaudet Regional Programs to implement effective ways to enrich language learning and early literacy opportunities for families to use with their deaf/hard-of-hearing children at home.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exists.
Nonfinancial -
• Has a Professional (Employed)
relationship for Volunteer employment.
AAA DISCLOSURE:
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Financial relationship with Tennessee Schools for the Deaf
TN Department of Education.
Nature: None.
Nonfinancial -
Non-Financial relationship with Tennessee Schools for the Deaf
TN Department of Education.
Nature: None.
Emily Mills
(), Parent, emilyv28@outlook.com;
Emily Mills is a mother to six children, one of which is a hard-of-hearing 2-year-old boy. She is excited to share her family's journey with the Tennessee Deaf Mentor-Parent Advisor Program.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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AAA DISCLOSURE:
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