Fostering Self-Advocacy in Elementary-Age Students with Hearing Loss

Fostering self-advocacy in elementary-age students with hearing loss is a complex, multi-parameter endeavor. This course will introduce adaptation of the instructional concepts of "coaching" and "gradual release" of responsibility involving the constituents (the student, the family, and the school personnel) and the three-prong continuum involving the “operator” (the student), the “equipment” (Assistive Listening Devices), and the “listening environment”. Specific examples will be provided to optimize the course participants understanding of these concepts.

This is a Recorded Course which requires either a Windows-based computer or a Mac with speakers/headphones to view. More information is available in the FAQs/Help section.

Length: 60 minutes

Cost: Free to View

Course Objectives:

• Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to list the multiple parameters of self-advocacy development in children with hearing loss.
• Upon completion of this course, participants will compare the basic concepts of "coaching" and "gradual release" and be introduced to a variety of strategies/techniques to promote self-advocacy in children with hearing loss.
• Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to access a variety of resources available to support and develop successful self-advocacy skills in elementary-age children with hearing loss.

Course Instructor(s):
Marcia Zegar, M.A., CCC-SLP, LSLS AVEd, Salem-Keizer School District, Salem, Oregon and Ann Baumann, M.S, CCC-SLP, LSLS AVEd, Willamette Educational Service District, Salem, Oregon