17th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 18-20, 2018 • Denver, CO
3/20/2018 | 1:45 PM - 2:10 PM | Let’s Make a Plan! Creating and Executing a Communication Plan for Your Child | Mineral F/G
Let’s Make a Plan! Creating and Executing a Communication Plan for Your Child
Have you ever wanted more out of your child’s IEP in terms of addressing their communication needs? IDEA lists 5 areas that IEP teams must consider in every child’s IEP. These areas are presented on the IEP as a checklist under the section titled “Special Instructional Factors.” One of those areas is communication needs/deafness. Instead of simply checking a box indicating that your child, or student, has communication needs, a communication plan can guide IEP teams through issues specific to the needs of children who are deaf/hard of hearing, regardless of language or communication mode, and actions plans to address those needs. This session will walk families (and professionals!) step-by-step in creating a communication plan to accompany the IEP.
- Participants will be able to describe why children who are deaf/hard of hearing benefit from having a communication plan.
- Participants will be able to identify 5 areas of consideration in a communication plan.
- Participants will be able to identify how often their child’s communication plan should be reviewed.
Presentation:
15805_7712CarrieDavenport.pdf
Handouts:
15805_7712CarrieDavenport_x.pdf
Transcripts:
15805_7712CarrieDavenport.doc
Presenters/Authors
Carrie Davenport
(), The Ohio State University College of Medicine, carrietdavenport@gmail.com;
Carrie Davenport, Ph.D., is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Otolaryngology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Carrie is a teacher of the deaf by training with a Master's degree in Family-Centered Early Education from Gallaudet University. She earned her doctorate in special education at OSU in 2017. Prior to entering the PhD program at OSU, she was the Early Childhood Consultant for the Center for Outreach Services at the Ohio School for the Deaf. Carrie is a founding Board member of Ohio Hands & Voices. Her research interests include parental self-efficacy, parent-to-parent support, and parent-infant interaction. She is especially interested in building academic-community partnerships with families with deaf/hard-of-hearing children and other stakeholders.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Tabitha Belhorn
(), Ohio Hands & Voices, tbelhorn@gmail.com;
Tabitha Belhorn is a parent of Deaf child. She has worked with families for 13 years, providing resources, guidance, and support to families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. She has experience supporting families of children who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, and deaf plus additional disabilities. She is the Executive Director of Ohio Hands & Voices and Ohio ASTra Coordinator. She serves as the Regional Coordinator. Tabitha has presented on a variety of topics such as special education law, educational advocacy, preschool transition, and family support and is a co-author of the Communication Planning Guide for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Julie Stewart
(), The Outreach Center for Deafness and Blindness, julie_stewart@ocali.org;
Julie Stewart, M.S., is an Outreach Specialist at the Outreach Center for Deafness and Blindness with Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence in Columbus, Ohio. Julie worked at the Ohio School for the Deaf (OSD) for 10 years in the classroom teaching PreK-12 Deaf/Hard of Hearing students. Julie also worked an Education Consultant at the Center for Outreach Services at Ohio School for the Deaf supporting the education teams serving Deaf/HH students in the mainstreaming settings. Her research interests include language development of children using American Sign language and/or spoken English, Early Literacy and development and integration of strategies to increase successful outcomes for students.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.