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ABSTRACT INFORMATION
Title: 'Literacy and Listening: Using Books to Promote Auditory Skills' Track: 4 - Early Intervention Keyword(s): auditory skills, reading, listening Learning Objectives: implement techniques for optimum shared reading experiences with children who are deaf or hard of hearing. adapt a specific book to an individual child's abilities. implement shared reading strategies that target all areas of auditory development (awareness, discrimination, identification, and comprehension). Abstract: Literacy and Listening: Using Books to Promote Auditory Skills It is a known fact that reading to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers increases language skills, learning, and bonding with parents. But, how can we use books to teach auditory skills to children who are deaf or hard of hearing? Our center’s focus is on parent participation and training them on the therapy process, including shared reading with their children. This poster will provide book and reading ideas for each stage of auditory development (awareness, discrimination, identification, and comprehension). It will also outline ways to adapt a specific book depending on the child’s current abilities as well as challenge them based on mastered skills. Participants will learn a variety of treatment strategies to assist in facilitating optimal attention with book reading. Parent focused participation will be provided and will demonstrate techniques that can be used on a daily basis while reading to their child who is deaf or hard of hearing. Classroom teaching suggestions will be outlined for teachers of children who are deaf or hard of hearing who attend a preschool with their typically hearing peers. Participants will also be provided a list of books that help facilitate auditory development and listening skills in children who a deaf or hard of hearing. It’s never too early to begin reading to your child and book sharing is a great way to support listening and language skills. With the use of books, children will love learning to listen and parents will love teaching them! 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
PRESENTER(S) / AUTHOR(S) INFORMATION
Ashley Irick - Primary Presenter,Co-Presenter,Author,POC University of Tennessee, Knoxville      Credentials: Instructor, Speech-Language Pathologist, M.S, CCC-SLP      Other Affiliations: AG Bell       Ashley Irick is an Instructor in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in the Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. Ashley practices in the Child Hearing Services clinic in Knoxville. She specializes in pediatric Aural Habilitation for children who use hearing aids and cochlear implants, aural/oral communication assessments, pre- and post-cochlear implant evaluations, family guidance and education, adult cochlear implant auditory training, and auditory processing disorders.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exist. Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist. Emily Noss - Co-Presenter,Author,POC University of Tennessee, Knoxville      Credentials: Assistant Professor; Speech-Language Pathologist, M.A., CCC-SLP      Other Affiliations: AG Bell; TN Hands & Voices       Emily Noss is an Assistant Professor in Speech-Language Pathology at The University of Tennessee, Health Science Center in the Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. Emily practices in the Child Hearing Services (CHS) Clinic in Knoxville. She specializes in pediatric Aural Habilitation for children who use cochlear implants and hearing aids, aural/oral communication assessments, pre- and post-cochlear implant evaluations, parent guidance and education, adult cochlear implant auditory training, and Alternative/augmentative communication.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exist. Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.