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Title: 'A National Examination of Language Outcomes and Development ' Track: 8-Program Evaluation and Quality Assurance Keyword(s): accountability, assessment, outcomes, predictors, NECAP Learning Objectives: 1. Describe the National Early Childhood Assessment Project (NECAP) 2. Characterize the language outcomes of children with hearing loss across 10 states 3. Describe typical language growth over time 4. List demographic factors that are associated with more successful language outcomes. Abstract: The National Agenda developed by the National Deaf Education Project (2005) proposes that, “Clear and effective accountability systems must be established in each state to ensure that programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing students are effective.” This guideline has been reiterated in recommendations made by both the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing and the Centers for Disease Control. The National Early Childhood Assessment Project (NECAP) was created in response to these guidelines and provides assistance to states interested in establishing a statewide accountability system and joining an effort to examine language outcomes of children who are deaf/hard of hearing at a national level. Currently 10 states are participating in the NECAP. In this presentation, we will describe the project, provide information on how to join this national effort, and present an update on the language outcome data across the individual participating states. Given the longitudinal nature of the project, we will present information on the amount of progress children make in language over time. In addition we will examine demographic factors (including age of identification, degree of hearing loss, and intervention program characteristics) that are predictive of more successful language outcomes. Presentation: This presentation has not yet been uploaded or the speaker has opted not to make the presentation available online. Handouts: Handout is not Available
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PRESENTER(S): Allison Sedey - University of Colorado-Boulder      Credentials: Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CCC-A      Other Affiliations: Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind       Allison Sedey is a speech pathologist, audiologist, and research associate. She works for the University of Colorado-Boulder and the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind tracking speech and language outcomes of children who are deaf or hard of hearing between birth and 3 years of age throughout the state of Colorado. She is currently managing a project (NECAP) that involves establishing a national database of language outcomes for children with hearing loss from birth to 4. As part of this project she is assisting interested states in implementing statewide outcomes assessment. Christine Yoshinaga-Itano - University of Colorado-Boulder      Credentials: Ph.D., CCC-A, CED      Other Affiliations: Marion Downs Center, Institute of Cognitive Science       Dr. Christine Yoshinaga-Itano is a Research Professor in the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, faculty of the Institute of Cognitive Science, Center for Neurosciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of Otolaryngology and Audiology at the University of Colorado, Denver and the Marion Downs Center. In 1996 she developed the Marion Downs National Center. Since 1996, Dr. Yoshinaga-Itano has assisted many state departments of education and public health agencies, schools for the deaf and blind, and early intervention programs throughout the United States and its territories. In addition, she has served as a consultant for many countries currently developing their early hearing detection and intervention programs, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, Korea, Belgium, Poland, Spain, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Thailand, Philippines, and South Africa. Mallene Wiggin - University of Colorado-Boulder      Credentials: M.A., CCC-SLP       Mallene Wiggin received her Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from University of the Pacific. She continued her studies at University of Kansas and earned her Master of Arts degree in Speech Pathology. Mallene specialized in children with hearing impairment and worked in cochlear implant centers, early intervention, and educational settings prior to returning to pursue her Ph.D. at University of Colorado, Boulder. Her research interests include speech, language and auditory development in young children with cochlear implants.   AUTHOR(S): Allison Sedey - University of Colorado-Boulder      Credentials: Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CCC-A      Other Affiliations: Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind       BIO: Allison Sedey is a speech pathologist, audiologist, and research associate. She works for the University of Colorado-Boulder and the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind tracking speech and language outcomes of children who are deaf or hard of hearing between birth and 3 years of age throughout the state of Colorado. She is currently managing a project (NECAP) that involves establishing a national database of language outcomes for children with hearing loss from birth to 4. As part of this project she is assisting interested states in implementing statewide outcomes assessment. Christine Yoshinaga-Itano - University of Colorado-Boulder      Credentials: Ph.D., CCC-A, CED      Other Affiliations: Marion Downs Center, Institute of Cognitive Science       BIO: Dr. Christine Yoshinaga-Itano is a Research Professor in the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, faculty of the Institute of Cognitive Science, Center for Neurosciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of Otolaryngology and Audiology at the University of Colorado, Denver and the Marion Downs Center. In 1996 she developed the Marion Downs National Center. Since 1996, Dr. Yoshinaga-Itano has assisted many state departments of education and public health agencies, schools for the deaf and blind, and early intervention programs throughout the United States and its territories. In addition, she has served as a consultant for many countries currently developing their early hearing detection and intervention programs, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, Korea, Belgium, Poland, Spain, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Thailand, Philippines, and South Africa. Mallene Wiggin - University of Colorado-Boulder      Credentials: M.A., CCC-SLP       BIO: Mallene Wiggin received her Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from University of the Pacific. She continued her studies at University of Kansas and earned her Master of Arts degree in Speech Pathology. Mallene specialized in children with hearing impairment and worked in cochlear implant centers, early intervention, and educational settings prior to returning to pursue her Ph.D. at University of Colorado, Boulder. Her research interests include speech, language and auditory development in young children with cochlear implants.