2024 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 17-19, 2024 • Denver, CO
| Encouraging Positive Social Communication Behaviors
Encouraging Positive Social Communication Behaviors
Social skills deficits among children who are deaf or hard of hearing and/or with vision loss continue to a cause of concern for parents and professionals. Often times children with either losses struggle to establish and maintain relationships with others. This can effect their long term ability to socialize appropriately in their surroundings during their lifetime. Significant reasons for this particular social skill not in the child's repertoire is that it has not been neither introduced, shaped or maintained in their environment. Visual cues are often missed by children with hearing loss and/or low vision because they are not in direct line to retrieve that cue. Direct teaching of this skill is encouraged and recommended to create positive social communication skills among children ages 0-6.
Maintaining eye contact is one such skill that can be overlooked by professionals and families. Establishing socially appropriate eye contact is a stepping stone to building their repertoire of skills needed to engage in positive relationships in their surroundings. As the child becomes older, this particular skill is a precursor to the next skill of gaining appropriate attention from others. Without this precursor, there is a strong possibility that the child may miss valuable social connections with peers as well as not be able to be socially appropriate when needing attention from others.
In this presentation, the Behavior Therapist with DHH and low vision expertise will teach this strategy to professionals in all settings in which they can implement in their sessions with children and families. Modeling and partner practice of this skill will be demonstrated so that participants have a full understanding of this skill to take back to their clients.
- The Learner will be able to identify reasons for developing social communication behaviors.
- The Learner will be able to implement the learned strategy for kids with atypical hearing and low vision.
- The Learner will be an active participant in learning the strategy to take back to their practice.
Presentation:
3478265_16338KariTaylor.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
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Presenters/Authors
Kari Taylor
(Primary Presenter,Author), Illinois Hands & Voices Guide By Your Side, ktaylor.gbys@gmail.com;
Kari Taylor was born deaf to deaf parents. After being placed for adoption to hearing parents soon after birth, it was not until age 4 that her hearing loss was identified. Raised in an oral communication home,
she was exposed to sign language immediately entering preschool. She is a Behavior Analyst that specializes in providing behavioral support for kiddos who are deaf/hard of hearing and/or have vision losses. Kari is part of the IL Hands & Voices Guide By Your Side Team as a Deaf/Hard of Hearing Guide. She hopes she can share her experiences as a DHH adult with many families as possible. She currently lives in Sycamore, IL with her family (3 daughters are CODA).
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
AAA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.