2025 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 9-11, 2025 • Pittsburgh, PA
DAVID L. LAWRENCE CONVENTION CENTER
| From Early Intervention to Graduation...I did it!
From Early Intervention to Graduation...I did it!
I will engage participants in a discussion of my growth from receiving Early Intervention services in infancy to a successful high school graduate. I will discuss how music enhanced my abilities and living a life without limits drove my personal growth. I will share how being dually-identified as a student with hearing loss/giftedness helped me discover my talents, abilities, personal interests and improve my self-esteem. I will share how working towards goals through The Congressional Award shaped me and impacted how I set my goals for the future. I will share my journey and the involvement of my family in that journey, the importance of Early Intervention, and explain how my self-advocacy IEP goals through every year of my education helped me grow into the person I am today, graduating high school with AP courses, college credits and as a valued leader in my school and community.
- Discover strategies to enhance the life of a child with a hearing difference.
- List reasons to incorporate music into the life of deaf and hard of hearing children.
- Discuss reasons to expose children with hearing loss to an array of activities so they can find their preferred activites and experience personal growth.
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Presenters/Authors
Brent Gaspich
(Primary Presenter), Cumberland Valley High School, jajea@comcast.net;
Brent Gaspich is a successful high school student identified with a hearing difference as an infant. He is soon to graduate high school as an honors student with 15 college credits and is the recipient of The Congressional Award Silver Medal. Brent has a special interest and talent in vocal choral performance and is a leader in his school and community.
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