2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/06/2023 | 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Hands On Literacy with EHDI funding | DECC 236
Hands On Literacy with EHDI funding
EHDI funding doesn’t spend itself! We detail how three of Nevada Chapter’s Guide By Your Side projects help families maximize language acquisition/development for children who are DHH. Our lending library provides a wide range of materials, instructional books for parents, age-appropriate books for children and activities for families and staff to use together. Our virtual “Growing Book by Book” meetings vary in monthly topic to expose families to diverse perspectives and communication choices. In-person events, such as Reading Week and Back-to-School events can be themed around accessible literature to promote a love of reading and to show how one book can be adapted for multiple audiences.
- The participant will differentiate lending library content for diverse populations and users
- The participant will be able to create virtual support options that support age-appropriate language outcomes.
- The participant will name two ways to promote literacy at in-person events.
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Presenters/Authors
Beth Jones
(), Nevada Hands & Voices, bethj@nvhandsandvoices.org;
Beth Jones is the Executive Director for Nevada Hands & Voices, as well as the Guide By Your Side Coordinator and an Educational Advocate for the ASTra Program. Prior to beginning a family, Beth earned her master’s degree in Special Education and worked as an Autism Teacher and Behavior Mentor Teacher. Beth became involved with Hands & Voices when two of her three children were identified as being deaf/hard of hearing and has been a part of Nevada Hands & Voices since 2012. She serves on many state-wide and national committees, teams, and advisory boards as a parent leader to help advocate and support children who are deaf/hard of hearing.
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Penni Echols
(), Nevada Hands & Voices, CHARGE Syndrome Foundation, penni.echols@gmail.com;
Penni Echols works with Nevada Hands & Voices, as an ASTra Advocate in the Advocacy, Support, and Training program and as a Parent Guide in the Guide By Your Side program. She is a graduate of the 2021 Hands and Voices Leadership to Leadership (L2L) Program. Penni is a Lifetime member of the National Family Association for Deaf-Blind (NFADB) and is a NFADB Ambassador. She volunteers as the Nevada Parent Liaison for the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation and serves on their Board of Directors. Her family lives in sunny Las Vegas, Nevada. She and her husband have six daughters; their youngest was born with CHARGE Syndrome in 2014.
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