Trainings and Workshops

Trainings and Workshops

1. Clarke Pennsylvania Organizing Special October Workshop--- Play it by Ear: Strategies and Techniques to Improve Outcomes for Children with Hearing Loss- Friday, October 14, 2011

Hilton Philadelphia
4200 City Ave.

Philadelphia, PA 19131

We are pleased to announce that this workshop has been approved by the AG Bell Academy of Listening and Spoken Language for LSLS CE credit. Participants who complete the workshop will receive 5.5 hours of CE credit.

This workshop for parents and professionals will discuss teaching strategies and techniques to turn listening and spoken language possibilities into realities for children with hearing loss and their families. Practical strategies and intervention techniques to develop auditory skills from detection to conversation will be presented. Videotaped segments will demonstrate strategies targeting various auditory skill levels from babies and toddlers to preschoolers and school age children. Strategies for coaching and guiding family members to become primary language models will be emphasized. Practical suggestions for collaboration between team members will be shared and the information exchange between audiologists, early interventionists, teachers, speech-language pathologists, and parents will be specified. We are in a position today to dramatically expand the opportunities for children born with hearing loss to develop exceptional conversational abilities, literacy skills, academic competencies and professional flexibility – if we play it by ear!

Guest Speaker Dr. Teresa Caraway is the Founder and President of Learning Innovation Associates, LLC, a global company dedicated to excellence in early intervention through professional learning and mentorship.

More information and registration available at http://clarkeschools.org/playitbyear

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2. Central Institute for the Deaf (CID) Presents the Following Workshops-

a) LISTEN, TALK AND LEARN IN PRE-K: DESIGNING A PROGRAM FOR PRESCHOOLERS WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING

September 22, 2011 at CID in St. Louis

This intermediate level course is designed to give early childhood educators and administrators practical information to design or enhance preschool programs for children who are deaf and hard of hearing learning listening and spoken language. It is specifically intended for teachers who already have a solid understanding of techniques and strategies for teaching preschoolers who are deaf and hard of hearing and who want to design a new program or enhance an existing one.

Additional details and registration may be found at http://www.cid.edu/ProfOutreachIntro/Workshops.aspx

b) TARGETING SPEECH SKILLS FOR A CHILD WHO IS DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING: FROM ASSESSMENT TO INTERVENTION

September 22, 2011 at CID in St. Louis

This introductory workshop specifically intended for SLPs who have limited experience evaluating, creating goals and planning speech therapy sessions for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. A complete testing protocol will be discussed along with an overview of assessment techniques. An audiologic overview will provide a basis for understanding the speech characteristics of children who are deaf and hard of hearing.

c) STRATEGIES FOR TEACHERS IN THE MAINSTREAM: CREATING A SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR A STUDENT WHO IS DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING

October 7, 2011 at CID in St. Louis

This introductory workshop designed to give general education teachers a foundation of basic information about deafness in addition to specific strategies to effectively teach and create a supportive learning environment for a student who is deaf or hard of hearing. It is designed for general education teachers with little or no previous training or experience teaching a student who is deaf or hard of hearing.

Additional details and registration may be found at http://www.cid.edu/ProfOutreachIntro/Workshops.aspx

d) COCHLEAR IMPLANTS AND/OR HEARING AIDS IN CHILDREN: REHABILITATION TECHNIQUES USING THE SPICE CURRICULUM

October 20-21, 2011 at CID in St. Louis

This intermediate level course is designed to teach audiologists, speech-language pathologists and teachers techniques for capitalizing on the auditory information available to a child with cochlear implants and/or hearing aids. Video, hands-on activities and classroom observation will support lectures.

First Day: Technological advances in cochlear implants and digital hearing aids continue to impact the management and habilitation of children with hearing loss. Topics of this course include defining appropriate access to sound, device technology, CI mapping and FM systems. The day will include hands-on device troubleshooting, a discussion with adult CI recipients and a review of early auditory development.

Second Day: This course provides an overview of auditory learning, an overview of the CID SPICE curriculum for ages 3 and up, and methods for improving speech perception from detection through comprehension of connected speech. The day will include demonstrations of teaching activities, classroom observations in the CID school, hands-on practice and a preview of the CID SPICE for Life for the continuing development of auditory skills.

Additional details and registration may be found at http://www.cid.edu/ProfOutreachIntro/Workshops.aspx

3. 32nd Annual Fall Conference on Mainstreaming Students with Hearing Loss - “The Literacy Puzzle” October 20-21, 2011

Conference details:

Since 1979 the Annual Fall Conference on Mainstreaming Students with Hearing Loss has offered teachers of the deaf, audiologists, speech and language pathologists, classroom teachers, parents and various other support professionals from across the United States an opportunity to connect and deepen their knowledge of mainstreaming. The theme of this year’s conference is "The Literacy Puzzle." Nationally recognized speakers will explore current developments in literacy, language and speech as well as providing information on hearing loss and how to maximize success for students in a mainstream setting. Keynote speakers Kathleen Treni, president of AG Bell, will explore the changing landscape of Mainstream Education and Connie Mayer, EdD, OCT of York University will discuss current research on the literacy development of children with hearing loss. The conference will be held October 20-21, 2011 at the Sheraton Hotel in Springfield Massachusetts.

For questions and information contact Barbara Rochon at 413-587-7313 or email brochon@clarkeschools.org.

Additional details of the conference are posted at: http://www.clarkeschools.org/services/annual-mainstream-conference

....advancing excellence in listening and spoken language education by providing services that assist schools and programs to increase their effectiveness, efficiency and ability to teach children who are deaf or hard of hearing to listen and talk.