17th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 18-20, 2018 • Denver, CO
| Using Play and Learning Strategies (PALS) with Families of Children who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing: A Pilot Study
Using Play and Learning Strategies (PALS) with Families of Children who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing: A Pilot Study
The Play and Learning Strategies Program (PALS) is a research-based program developed at Children’s Learning Institute in Houston, Texas. The PALS program supports social-emotional, cognitive, and language development in children ages birth to five. During intervention, parents learn specific behaviors that help them tune into their child’s needs, respond in a sensitive and contingent manner, and provide appropriate cognitive and language stimulation.
This poster will detail the implementation of this family-focused, home-based, child development program with a mother of a two-year-old deaf child through hospital clinic outreach services in Arkansas. Intervention was delivered by a speech-language pathologist, who is a trained and certified PALS professional, currently preparing for LSLS Cert, AVT. Listening and spoken language strategies were systematically overlaid onto the existing PALS curriculum over the course of the 14 week program. Videotapes of sessions were obtained as part of the curriculum delivery and this study. Preliminary analysis of videotaped sessions and initial recommendation regarding the utility of this proven curriculum will be offered.
- Identify components of evidence-based home visiting intervention for families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing
- Interpret parent commentary regarding the PALS program to inform current aspects of services delivery
- Evaluate the value of implementation of an established family intervention program with families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing
Presentation:
15805_7800EllieCooper.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
Ellie Cooper
(), Arkansas Children's Hospital, ellieccooper@gmail.com;
Ellie Cooper, M.S. CCC-SLP is a certified Speech-Language Pathologist who serves Deaf and hard of hearing children at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. She is pursuing a certification as a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist. Ellie is a member of ASHA, ArkSHA, and the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Mary Ellen Nevins
(), Consultant, maryellen.nevins@gmail.com;
Mary Ellen Nevins, Ed.D., is an experienced educator of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. A professional learning specialist, her attention to, and publications regarding professional learning for hearing and speech professionals, complement her longstanding work with children using hearing technologies to listen, think, talk and read. Nevins is recognized as a national expert on educational issues associated with children who are deaf or hard of hearing and the needs of the professionals with whom they work.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
Receives Royalty options or other ownership interest for Other activities from Plural Publishing.
Receives Consulting fee,Royalty options or other ownership interest for Consulting,Other activities from University of Chicago; Plural Publishing.
Receives Royalty options or other ownership interest for Other activities from Plural Publishing.
Receives Royalty options or other ownership interest for Other activities from Plural Publishing.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Patti Martin
(), Arkansas Children's Hospital, martinpf@archildrens.org;
Patti Martin, Ph.D., is the Director of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology at Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH). Her areas of expertise include infant screening/assessment, family support and program development. Her efforts with infant hearing screening began with a collaboration project to investigate the efficacy of TEOAEs as a newborn screening tool in the early 1990s and continue through her work on the board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Special Interest Division on Childhood Hearing Disorders and as a Consultant for NCHAM. Dr. Martin’s ongoing passion centers around how professionals can help support families in improving the outcomes of children with hearing loss.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
Receives Consulting fee for Consulting from National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management.
Receives Consulting fee for Consulting from NCHAM.
Receives Consulting fee for Consulting from NCHAM.
Receives Grants for Consulting from Oberkotter Foundation.
Receives Grants for Consulting from Oberkotter Foundation.
Receives Grants for Consulting from Oberkotter Foundation.
Receives Grants for Consulting from Oberkotter Foundation.
Receives Consulting fee for Consulting from The Care project.
Receives Consulting fee for Consulting from The Care project.
Receives Consulting fee for Consulting from The Care project.
Receives Consulting fee for Consulting from The Care project.
Receives Consulting fee for Consulting from NCHAM.
Receives Consulting fee for Consulting from NCHAM.
Receives Consulting fee for Consulting from NCHAM.
Receives Consulting fee for Consulting from NCHAM.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.