What is Early Intervention? (Video)
Parents have so many questions when their child who is deaf or hard of hearing is about to start LSL early intervention.
💬 What is early intervention?
💬 What should I expect?
💬 Where do intervention sessions occur?
💬 What kind of role do I play as a parent?
💬 Will my child be able to listen and talk?
If you are a parent with these questions, YOU ARE NOT ALONE! This video will answer what you’ve been craving to know about LSL early intervention and prepare your child to become a goal-getter - hitting all of those important milestones on their journey to listening and talking. Each LSL professional you work with is considered your partner on this journey.
Hear to Learn
The Utah State University Listening and Spoken Language program, Sound Beginnings, launched in 2007 to help children with hearing loss reach their potential for academic and life success. Since then, we have conducted multiple studies to better understand parent experiences and professional practices. We have also begun translating what we and others have learned into user friendly materials for parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as those who care for and work with them.
The Hear to Learn website was developed to house these resources, bring people together, and foster a community of learning. We have had the opportunity to work with many individuals - students, parents and other professionals, passionate in their desire to help children succeed. Many of whom are acknowledged by name on resources, materials, and publications.
We appreciate the creativity, expertise, and dedication of our USU graduate students, and thank them for their valuable contributions to this learning resource.
Hearing First
At Hearing First, we want all children to have the opportunity to take advantage of access to sound – to power their potential to be whatever they want to be.
Ears are the doorway to the brain and hearing is the foundational building block for children to listen and talk, become healthy readers, and do well in school. We know that early learning is critical to a child's language development and lifetime success. For children who are deaf or hard of hearing to have the same opportunities as their hearing peers and to capitalize on the early period for brain development, they must be able to take advantage of today's resources and technology to access sound.
Our mission is to help families ensure their child who is deaf or hard of hearing has opportunities to reach their full potential through listening and spoken language. We're here to support families through the critical early days and along their journey raising their child, whenever they have questions or just need to connect with someone.
A.G. Bell
A.G. Bell wants all families to be informed and supported, professionals to be appropriately qualified to teach and help children with hearing loss, public policy leaders to effectively address the needs of people with hearing loss, and communities to be empowered to help their neighbors with hearing loss succeed.
Baker Institute for Children with Hearing Loss
A video resource guide:
Listen to Me! Strategies in Action - A guide for learning strategies to support Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) outcomes for children with hearing loss.
SJI - St Joseph Institute for the Deaf
St. Joseph Institute is a leader in providing LSL services to children and families. We partner with local schools, state agencies, and both local and national organizations to make highly specialized professionals available to Indiana families. We are partners in the CDHHE Network, providing LSL early intervention (birth to three) services in your home anywhere across the state of Indiana through First Steps. Preschool and primary programming is available for students in Central Indiana through our Indianapolis location. Mainstream services can support students and school districts through Teacher of the Deaf direct services and professional training