| Title: |
'Let's Hear it for Books: Dialogic Reading for Children with Hearing Loss' |
| Track: |
3-Early Intervention and Beyond
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| Audience: |
Primary Audience:
Early Intervention Provider
Secondary Audience:
Family of a child with hearing loss
Tertiary Audeince:
Audiologist
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| Keyword(s): |
Early Intervention literacy language parents |
| Learning Objectives: |
Identify developmentally appropriate behavior for infants and toddlers in literacy activities.
Analyze book sharing strategies that is effective for toddlers with hearing loss. |
Abstract: |
Parents and Educators often hear that literacy activities are a tremendous vehicle for learning language. This presentation addresses the fact that reading to a toddler is not simply reading a book word for word. Dialogic reading can be taught and can be an enjoyable experience for the parents, the therapist and most importantly, the child. The presentation takes an indepth look at book sharing strategies for toddlers with hearing loss. Topics will include obtaining joint attention, finding and mastering the best language level for the child, and creating a genuine interest and affinity in a dialogic reading experience. |
| Presentation(s): |
Not Available
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| Handouts: |
Not Available
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