17th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 18-20, 2018 • Denver, CO
3/20/2018 | 10:15 AM - 10:40 AM | Supporting the Development of Parent Sign Language and Book Sharing Skills | Capitol 6
Supporting the Development of Parent Sign Language and Book Sharing Skills
Book-sharing is integral to the development of early literacy and language skills in young children. Sharing books using sign language can be challenging for families. This presentation will describe activities that will help interventionists support families in the development of both sign language and book-sharing skills. A rubric has been developed by Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind to measure parents' skills in 15 different aspects of sign language and 15 different book-sharing techniques. Goals and suggested activities were developed from the rubric to guide instruction. In this presentation we will share our experiences working with families on specific goals and will demonstrate techniques and activities that can support parents in their development of both sign language and book-sharing skills. Descriptions of activities will be accompanied by both live and video demonstrations.
- Determine goals that can be used to develop sign language and book-sharing skills in families
- Describe activities that can be used to support families in developing specific sign language skills
- Describe activities that can be used to support families in developing specific book-sharing skills
Presentation:
15805_8052DeborahBranch.pdf
Handouts:
15805_8052DeborahBranch.pdf
15805_8052DeborahBranch_1.pdf
Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
Deborah Branch
(), Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, dbranch@csdb.org;
Deborah Branch is a teacher of the Deaf and currently the Distance Learning Coordinator within the Outreach Department at the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB). She has taught children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing at a variety of levels in Washington, Hawaii and Colorado. She worked as a Reading Specialist in the School for the Deaf at CSDB and coordinated the Shared Reading Project, supporting literacy and sign language development with families throughout Colorado. She received a graduate certificate in Teaching K-12 Online and supports online learning for students, professionals and families.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Kim Parra
(), Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, kparra@csdb.org;
Kim Parra has been involved with the Early Intervention for over eight years, in addition to working with families with DHH kids from birth to 8 for over 15 years. She has taught ASL in various settings. She has quickly learned that her passion is working with children and bridging the communication gap within families. In her spare time, Kim enjoys spending time with her four children. She enjoys biking and traveling.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.