2024 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 17-19, 2024 • Denver, CO
3/05/2019 | 10:15 AM - 10:40 AM | The Road to Kindergarten-Readiness: How to Do It | Heathrow A/B
The Road to Kindergarten-Readiness: How to Do It
Historically, K-12 Deaf students have not achieved much academic success. There are a few explanations for their lack of success. Data from California SB210 highlights some of the issues. California Association of the Deaf’s (CAD) The Road to Kindergarten Readiness: Language Policy for Deaf Children Ages 0-5 outlines some of the reasons and proposes a renewed focus on intervention strategies for families with Deaf children ages 0-5. Written with stakeholders such as parents, Deaf Education professors, early intervention specialists, advocates, and D/HH education professionals, the report covers the historical reasons for K-12 Deaf students’ academic struggles, current barriers to Deaf babies and toddlers’ language acquisition and Kindergarten-readiness, and recommendations to remedy their K-12 academic struggles.
- They will understand why K-12 Deaf students continue to struggle academically.
- They will learn why intervention strategies for families with Deaf children are critical to language acquisition.
- They will be able to advocate for certain strategies to help the Deaf child and their families.
Presentation:
18878_10565MarlaHatrak.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
Marla Hatrak
(Primary Presenter), California Association of the Deaf, mhatrak@gmail.com;
Marla Hatrak is Chair of the California Association of the Deaf Policy & Advocacy Committee and is a volunteer advocate for early language acquisition for all DHH children and their families. She worked with Edward Klima and Ursula Bellugi at the Salk Institute. She received her Master’s in Early Childhood Studies with a Specialization in Public Policy and Advocacy and is currently a doctoral student in Educational Policy, Leadership, and Management. She has two Deaf children who are now adults.
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