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Serving Students who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing: A Professional Development Course for SLPs and other Service Providers
About the Course
Students with hearing loss in Colorado, although low in incidence, have educationally significant and often quite specific needs in speech, language and academic development. Service providers, especially Speech and Language Pathologists, may at one time or another provide services to students with hearing loss. This course provides knowledge, information and resources to assist in better understanding, assessing, analyzing data and serving students who have hearing loss.
This course contains 5 modules which focus on the impact of hearing loss, aspects of a potential language gap, role of the SLP and essential nature of collaboration with service providers on the Deaf/HH education team as well as other essential components. Formal and informal assessment, using language samples, and knowing where to find resources and materials can be critical in providing specialized instruction and monitoring student progress. Whether part of a large district program, a small rural school or anywhere in between, this course has been developed to support YOU in the services you provide to students with hearing loss.
If you have any questions about this course or encounter any errors, please contact Shauna Moden at moden_s@cde.state.co.us.
Module Topics
These modules should be completed in order as they contain content which builds on knowledge gained in succession.
- Module 1: The Impact of Hearing Loss on Speech and Language
- Module 2: The SLP and the Child with Hearing Loss
- Module 3: Language Sampling: A 3 Part Series
- Part 1 - Language: Where to Start
- Part 2 - Language Sample Analysis
- Part 3 - Writing Goals & Objectives
- Module 4: Assessment
- Module 5: Auditory Skill Development
Certificate
A total of eight and half (8.5) CDE clock hours are available upon completion of this entire course. After viewing each module a brief evaluation and quiz is available. Upon successful completion of the quiz a link to a customized PDF certificate will be emailed to the email address provided in the quiz. If a user does not get a passing score, a link to retry the quiz will be sent automatically.
Welcome and Introduction
Series Presenter:
Kerry M. Young, M.A., CCC-SLP LSLS AVEd
About the Presenter
Hello! My name is Kerry Young, a speech language pathologist specializing in listening and spoken language skills with over 25 years of experience. My love for working with individuals who are deaf/hard of hearing began after my undergraduate studies (Kansas State University) and I moved back to St. Louis, MO (where I was born and raised). When I moved back to St. Louis I began working at the Moog Center for Deaf Education as an assistant both in the classrooms as well as audiology. During these two years, I worked closely with the team and quickly knew this was my professional calling. After two years at the Moog Center I received my graduate degree from Truman State University and returned to St. Louis and had a classroom at the Moog Center for 3 years, which was just the beginning of a career that I don’t call a career but a passion. From here I moved around the country and held various positions (speech therapist, administrator and graduate faculty member) as well as provide presentations to other professionals to assist them in their skill set for their students/patients. While I resided in Colorado I worked in various capacities from the public school system to a cochlear implant team at Children’s Hospital Colorado. I assisted in coordinating the deaf/hard of hearing program for the Colorado Department of Education, as well as adjunct faculty at the University of Northern Colorado and the University of Colorado-Boulder. My passion does not only lie in providing services for individuals with hearing loss but working with and coaching future speech therapists as well as school teams around the state. No matter where I have lived and worked, I believe in being a team player and learning from others to hone my skills to better help my patients and their families. I have provided both in person and telehealth therapy to individuals who are deaf/hard of hearing from birth-92 for over 10 years. My husband and I moved from Denver, CO to Riley, KS in 2021 to help take care of his aging parents. In my spare time I love to spend time with my human family, as well as my various farm animals, garden, walk, and bike. I am ASHA certified, LSLS Certified Auditory Verbal Educator and hold 8 state licensures for telehealth services.
Module 1 - The Impact of Hearing Loss on Speech and Language
Module 1 provides an introduction to hearing loss, audiological assessments and the importance of knowing how to read and understand a student’s audiogram. A brief introduction is given about amplification, speech audiometry and speech perception. Hearing loss impacts speech and language development in a variety of ways and this module brings clarity to understanding these concepts while eliminating some common misconceptions.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand varying degrees of hearing loss and the impact they have on speech/language development.
- Understand how to explain an audiogram to a family.
- State 2 ways that differ in vocabulary and language from children with normal hearing vs. children who have hearing loss.
Time Required for Completion:
1.5 hours
Module 1 Handouts/Resources
Watch Module 1
Watch The Impact of Hearing
Loss on Speech & Language
Module1 Quiz & Certificate
After completion of the quiz with a score of 5 out 6 correct, you will receive an email with a certificate for 1.5 CDE clock hours. If you do not pass the quiz, you will receive an email with feedback and a link to try again. Please note links to certificates will expire 14 days after creation, it is your responsibility to download and print/save the certificate for your record.
Module 2 - The SLP and the Child with Hearing Loss
Module 2 examines the role of the SLP, the goal of working with a child with hearing loss and the purpose of collaboration with other professionals also serving the student.
Learning Objectives
Time Required for Completion
Participants will:
- Understand the SLP’s role in relation to the child who has a hearing loss around listening, speech and language; and
- Understand how to collaborate with other providers for the child with hearing loss.
1.5 hours
Module 2 Handouts/Resources
Watch Module 2
Watch The SLP & the
Child with Hearing Loss
Module 2 Quiz & Certificate
After completion of the quiz with a score of 4 out 5 correct, you will receive an email with a certificate for 1.5 CDE clock hours. If you do not pass the quiz, you will receive an email with feedback and a link to try again. Please note links to certificates will expire 14 days after creation, it is your responsibility to download and print/save the certificate for your record.
Module 3 - Language Sampling: A 3 Part Series
Module 3 provides an introduction to using language samples and language rating forms to improve specialized instruction with students who are Deaf/HH. This module is broken into 3 parts and it is advised to watch all 3 parts in a timely manner as there is one quiz for this module which includes questions from all 3 parts:
- Part 1: Language: Where to Start
- Part 2: Language Sample Analysis
- Part 3: Writing Goals and Objectives
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Better understand the impact hearing loss has on language, how a language gap impedes participation and learning in the school environment across academic areas and social development.
- Understand the importance of and how to take routine language samples and how to do so.
- Be exposed to two language rating forms and how to use them to collect and analyze student data using the Assessment of Spoken Language (TASL) and Cottage Acquisition Scales for Listening, Language and Speech (CASLLS).
- Learn how to develop language goals and learning targets from obtained student language data.
- Learn how to plan for and deliver a syntax lesson with specific target structures to accelerate the language learning for a student who is Deaf/HH.
- Be presented strategies specific to teaching language to DHH students.
Time Required for Completion
3 hours
Module 3 Handouts & Resources
- Module 3 Note Catcher (PDF)
- Part 1 Handouts/Resources
- Part 2 Handouts/Resources
- Part 3 Handouts/Resources
- There are no resources for Module 3, Part 3
Watch Module 3 Videos
Module 3 Part 1 Language: Where to Start
Module 3 Part 2 Language: Language Sample Analysis
Module 3 Part 3: Writing Goals and Objectives
Module 3 Quiz & Certificate
After completion of the quiz with a score of 5 out 7 correct, you will receive an email with a certificate for 3 CDE clock hours. If you do not pass the quiz, you will receive an email with feedback and a link to try again. Please note links to certificates will expire 14 days after creation, it is your responsibility to download and print/save the certificate for your record.
Module 4 - Assessment
Module 4, focusing on standardized assessment, provides information on various measures which can be used to assess the language of students who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing. Specific standardized assessments and methods in this module are analyzed in the following categories: birth to three years old, preschool, kindergarten to second grade, second to fifth grade and middle/high school. Standardized language assessment data is essential to gather, especially during the IEP re-evaluation period, while bearing in mind standardized data must be analyzed alongside language samples, language rating protocols and student performance when interpreting results used to develop student goals and objectives. Proper assessment and data analysis along with high expectations for language output from students results in improved outcomes.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Gain knowledge of informal and formal assessments to administer for various ages of children with hearing loss
- Be challenged to think beyond standardization to other items which should be considered when looking at IEP goals/objectives
Time Required for Completion:
1.5 hours
Watch Module 4
Module 4 Quiz & Certificate
After completion of the quiz with a score of 2 out 3 correct, you will receive an email with a certificate for 1.5 CDE clock hours. If you do not pass the quiz, you will receive an email with feedback and a link to try again. Please note links to certificates will expire 14 days after creation, it is your responsibility to download and print/save the certificate for your record.
Module 4 Handouts/Resources
Module 5 - Auditory Skill Development
Auditory skill development is the process of improving hearing and listening skills which develop in a hierarchy of increasing complexity. It is essential to incorporate auditory skill development in the educational programming of students who are Deaf or hard of hearing to aid them in improving listening skills. The brain requires direct instruction to make sense of sounds from common environmental sounds to the incredibly complex sounds within spoken language. Understanding the listening hierarchy of skills, how to target objectives within each area and strategies for practicing listening skills with students is essential in the journey of auditory skill development.
Participants will: 1.0 hours Watch Auditory Skill Development After completion of the quiz with a score of 4 out 5 correct, you will receive an email with a certificate for 1 CDE clock hour. If you do not pass the quiz, you will receive an email with feedback and a link to try again. Please note links to certificates will expire 14 days after creation, it is your responsibility to download and print/save the certificate for your record.Learning Objectives:
Time Required for Completion:
Module Handouts and Resources 5 Note Catcher
Watch Module 5
Module 5 Quiz & Certificate
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