Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in a Hearing Environment- Part 1

Tuesday, February 4, 2025
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

(Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants.)

Intended Audience: Teachers - general education, special education, deaf and hard of hearing, special day class, Resource specialists and reading specialists, Program specialists, Administrators and special education leadership, School psychologists, Speech-language pathologists

California has approximately 17,000 students who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH). Several types of DHH educational programs operate in California within two State Special Schools (SSS) and traditional schools. Approximately 85% of DHH students attend mainstream schools with their typically hearing peers, 30-40% of these students have one or more additional disabilities (Gallaudet Research Institute, 2005). School programs vary by classroom, setting, and instructional approach. Within the classes students use interpreters, sign language and state-of-the-art hearing technology. This training will support those who serve DHH students across the vast variance in programs.

Participants Will:

• Describe the benefits of access
• Identify technology services and devices
• Learn how to recognize and repair malfunctions with technology
• Identify necessary and appropriate assessments
• Identify strategies that support Deaf and Hard of Hearing students including accommodations listed on the Individual Education Plan (IEP)
• Understand American Sign Language educational interpreters and their roles

This is a two-part training. To register for part two, please CLICK HERE. 

Presenter: Michelle Kooyman, M.Ed., Education Specialist & Sharon L. Reyes, M.S., CCC-SLP-L, Speech-Language Pathologist (In partnership w/ the Diagnostic Center North; held jointly with SE SELPA)