| Title: |
'Parent-Child Book Reading: Using Home Literacy Units to Foster Language Development in Children who are DHH' |
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7 - Family Perspectives and Support
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| Keyword(s): |
Literacy, parent support, early intervention, dialogic reading |
| Learning Objectives: |
- Participants will discuss effective parent-child Dialogic reading concepts.
- Participants will identify strategies for supporting literacy development through parent-child book reading and other literacy activities for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
- Participants will discuss results from a project in which home literacy units were developed to aid in parent-child book reading, including qualitative parent feedback.
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Abstract: |
Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) often experience delays in language and literacy development. Because parents are seen as partners in education and their child’s first and most important teacher, home-based interventions can be a successful way to facilitate language development. One activity that parents can use to faciliate language development for children who are DHH is to engage in parent-child book reading. The National Institute for Literacy states that, “shared-reading activities are often recommended as the single most important thing adults can do to promote the emergent literacy skills of young children.” Passive reading of a book, however, is not enough to support children’s language development. Dialogic reading is a strategy that can be used during a shared book reading activity that involves interactive dialog between a parent and their child. The development of language skills is enhanced when parents are taught how to use engaging book reading techniques with their children. This presentation will discuss strategies that can be practiced during parent-child book reading to enhance language learning opportunities, such as posing comprehension questions, expanding and repeating child utterances, descriptive language opportunities. Participants will discuss results from a project in which home literacy units were developed to aid in parent-child book reading, including qualitative parent feedback. |
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