Auditory-Verbal Practice for Chinese-Speaking Families
(30-minute session)
Explore key considerations for providing auditory-verbal practice to Chinese-speaking families. Learn how to adapt teaching goals for Chinese-speaking children with hearing loss and provide effective parent counseling within Eastern cultural contexts. This session offers insights into tailoring auditory-verbal practices for Chinese language users.
By the end of this session, the learner will be able to:
- Define the linguistic differences between Chinese and Indo-European languages and how they impact auditory-verbal practice for Chinese-speaking children with hearing loss.
- Apply strategies for providing effective auditory-verbal practice tailored for Chinese-speaking children with hearing loss.
- Identify cultural factors specific to Chinese-speaking families and incorporate culturally sensitive approaches into parent counseling and family engagement.
Building Blocks of Comprehension: A Home-Based Approach
(30-minute session)
We will explain how phonemic awareness and comprehension skills can be targeted starting from birth in a developmentally appropriate way. To help parents understand these milestones, we will explore routine-based activities and Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) strategies they can use at home to help prepare them to listen, read, and learn.
By the end of this session, the learner will be able to:
- Explain how reading and listening comprehension are connected and can be addressed in in the home starting from birth.
- Recognize phonemic awareness and comprehension milestones that children need to develop starting from birth to age three.
- Identify routine-based activities and LSL strategies parents can use at home to help their child develop strong phonemic awareness and comprehension skills.
