2024 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 17-19, 2024 • Denver, CO
3/18/2024 | 3:10 PM - 3:35 PM | Know Thyself : Linguistic Bias and Awareness of Skill Sets | Capitol 3
Know Thyself : Linguistic Bias and Awareness of Skill Sets
Whether you are brand new or a veteran in early intervention and *deaf education, your journey of professional growth is never over. While many of us feel we are self-aware of our skills and biases, neutral self-assessments are key in shedding light on areas we may not be able to see within ourselves (or, perhaps, do not want to see). Taking a risk to see where we can grow -- and having tough conversations with ourselves, our colleagues/programs, and our families -- is essential to those we serve. As part of a self-assessment commitment, participants in this workshop will complete the Beliefs About Deaf Education scale. Developed by the Science of Learning Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2), “the BADE scale provides a mechanism to frame future opportunities for deaf and hard of hearing children who most often are born to hearing families. This scale can help parents, early interventionists, and teachers analyze their own attitudes and beliefs in order to better meet the needs of young deaf learners.”
In addition to analyzing one’s individual BDAE scores and how that impacts work with families and colleagues, we will talk about the value of assessing linguistic competence in ASL and how that may impact the personal biases that infiltrate our work.
- Participants will complete the BADE (BELIEFS ABOUT DEAF EDUCATION) questionnaire and obtain four sub-scale scores.
- Participants will analyze their personal BADE scores to shed light on their own beliefs and how they influence work with families and children.
- Participants will name two ASL assessments for their own use and discuss the importance of ongoing self-assessment
Presentation:
3478265_16375ClaireLombardo-Miller.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
3478265_16375ClaireLombardo-Miller.rtf
Presenters/Authors
Claire Lombardo-Miller
(Primary Presenter), The Learning Center For the Deaf, cmiller@tlcdeaf.org;
Claire Lombardo-Miller, CCC-SLP, NIC, is a speech-language pathologist and certified ASL-English Interpreter. She earned a BA in early childhood education at Smith College and an MS in speech-language pathology from Boston University. For 20 years, she has worked at The Learning Center for the Deaf as an SLP, early intervention provider, educator, and mentor. The Deaf community has been a beacon of her learning and personal and professional growth. Allyship and continued cultural understanding is at the center of her professional practice.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
• Receives Salary for Employment from The Learning Center For the Deaf.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
AAA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exists.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.