2025 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 9-11, 2025 • Pittsburgh, PA
DAVID L. LAWRENCE CONVENTION CENTER
| A Book a Month! Resources for Families of Preschool Children who are DHH
A Book a Month! Resources for Families of Preschool Children who are DHH
1. The development of age-appropriate reading proficiency is a national educational priority for all children. The process of learning to read is both purposeful and active as children develop literacy foundations, such as phonemic awareness, alphabet knowledge, reading fluency, vocabulary, print conventions, the pragmatics of language, and reading comprehension strategies. Establishing strong foundations of language and literacy during the preschool years in preparation for kindergarten readiness is among the strongest predictors of later reading achievement and is consistent with the recommendations of the National Reading Panel for K-12 success. Children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) are at risk for delayed or inadequate literacy development and they depend on DHH professionals to utilize the most effective practices to promote optimal literacy achievement. Gaining national momentum is the implementation of the principles and priorities of the Science of Reading. As described by literacy expert, Tim Shanahan, instruction truly based on the science of reading requires that teaching approaches be evaluated empirically and proven to provide children with clear learning advantages. One aspect of empirically documented benefit to establishing early literacy foundations is parent interaction with their children during book reading activities. This is of particular importance to the literacy development of children who are DHH who use hearing technology for the development of auditory perception skills. This presentation will 1) discuss literacy foundations and phonemic awareness as a priority component of literacy development in preschool age children, 2) explore intervention suggestions and identify resources for parents and professionals, and 3) discuss the practical application of using literature books to promote literacy development in preschool-age children. Twelve handouts will be made available to participants that correlate with a book a month. Parents can use these handouts each month with each narrative story to supplement and support phonological awareness.
- 1. Participants will discuss literacy foundations and phonemic awareness as a priority component of literacy development in preschool age children.
- 2. Participants will explore intervention suggestions and identify resources for parents and professionals.
- 3. Participants will discuss literature books to promote literacy development in preschool-age children. Twelve handouts will be made available to participants that correlate with a book a month.
Presentation:
3545975_18118MonicaWeston.pdf
Handouts:
3545975_18118MonicaWeston.pdf
Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
Monica Weston
(Primary Presenter), Utah State University, Aud.slp511@gmail.com;
Monica is a licensed Speech Pathologist and Audiologist working in the Uinta County School District in Evanston, WY. She has worked in a variety of settings over the years including speech pathologist and audiologist in both the medical and education settings but currently provides speech pathology to kindergarten-5th grade and educational audiology consultative services across all ages in the district. Ultimately her passion and interests are in the areas of language and literacy and facilitating listening and spoken language communication in the classroom environment.
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Lauri Nelson
(Co-Presenter), Utah State University, lauri.nelson@usu.edu;
Lauri Nelson is a Professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education at Utah State University. She is the Director of the Listening and Spoken Language Deaf Education graduate training program, the Director of Sound Beginnings, and the Deaf Education Division Chair. She has a dual background as both a pediatric audiologist and LSL deaf educator.
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.