2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
DUKE ENERGY CONVENTION CENTER
Language, Linguistics, Learning & Lunch!
Food is a universal tool for bringing people together. When children have the
opportunity to help make meals, for themselves and their family, they feel more included and
are more engaged. Being part of food preparation can help promote both simple and complex
language interactions, vocabulary development, math concepts, memory and sequencing,
requesting or making choices, and so forth. Research has shown typically developing preschool
children rapidly learn new language, primarily without explicit instruction. This learning is
incidental and occurs within a child’s daily routines. Children who are deaf or hard of hearing
(DHH) can acquire knowledge incidentally, but also benefit from explicit language instruction,
particularly when facilitated within natural routines and environments to promote more
meaningful integration and generalization of skills.
This presentation will 1) facilitate discussions with participants about engaging young
children who are DHH in food preparation activities and the breadth of linguistic, academic, and
social-emotional benefits, 2) provide a video example of making pizza with young children to
illustrate fun engagement along with purposeful goals, and 3) discuss an optional extension
activity of taking 4-5 pictures during selected steps of the food preparation to develop an
experience book for the child to tell and retell the food-making activity.
- Participants will discuss the rich opportunities for expanding children’s language development using interactive food activities.
- Participants will follow an example of making pizza to illustrate how to incorporate specific linguistic and academic areas of focus, such as language concepts, vocabulary, math, sequencing, etc.
- Participants will discuss the value of taking pictures during the activity to develop an experience book for the child to tell and retell the food-making activity.
Poster:
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Presenter: Jared Drollette
I am a LSL Deaf Education 2nd year Master's Degree student. I have been involved in LSL Deaf Ed. for almost 14 years by association with my 2nd Son, who has hearing loss, and his educational journey. I have 3 children all boys of my own, but I believe in treating every child I work with like they are my child and deserving of my full attention and best self.
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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Lauri Nelson is a Professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education at Utah State University. She is the Deaf Education Division Chair, the Director of the Listening and Spoken Language Deaf Education graduate training program and Sound Beginnings. She was one of the co-founders of the Hear to Learn website. She has a dual background as both a pediatric audiologist and LSL deaf educator.
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