About the Program
Listen and Learn: An Educational Program for Parents and Caregivers of Children with Hearing Loss is a 4 lesson, pre-recorded information series that was designed for caregivers of children with hearing loss. This FREE program hopes to empower caregivers to create a language-rich environment at home. This will help their children learn to listen, talk, and flourish.
Why Sign Up for this Online Resource?
It is proven that children learn to talk by listening to their family and others around them. When children with hearing loss are diagnosed early and have support from caregivers, they can learn to listen and talk just like their hearing peers. A child’s brain grows from experience. This free, online resource has been formatted to make it easy for parents and caregivers to access information on demand as their child grows. By having four distinct lessons, caregivers will learn how to create a learning environment within your home, as well as daily routines that are rich in language and experiences. Combined, this will provide your child with hearing loss what they need to support them as they learn to listen and talk.
Lesson 1: Reading & Beyond
This session will focus on practical and fun ways to engage with literacy throughout many developmental stages. It will discuss literacy building blocks and milestones from Birth-Grade 3, as well as how you can work on these areas through everyday routines, songs, and play at home.
Lesson 2: Fostering Independence Early
These sessions will look at how to foster independence at home during the early years. These will help your child to grow up confident, capable, and able to advocate for themselves and their needs effectively.
Lesson 3: Can I Play Too?
Developing play and social skills is an integral part in how your child will communicate and develop relationships with their peers. During this session, we will learn how to teach social skills throughout the many stages of play.
Lesson 4: Outdoor Learning for Littles
There is so much learning to gain from the outdoors! During this session, we will focus on strategies for listening and learning in nature all year long.
Meet Stacey Welsh!
Stacey has specific expertise in teaching children with a hearing loss through a cognitive, listening and spoken language approach. She completed her Bachelor’s of Education at Memorial University of Newfoundland before moving to England. Overseas, she taught at a specialized school for children on the Autism Spectrum. In 2012, she began working as a teacher in for the deaf and hard of hearing at the Children’s Speech and Hearing Centre in Vancouver, BC. Later, Stacey completed her Master’s of Education at the University of British Columbia.
Through working with children and their families over the last decade, Stacey has specific expertise in teaching children with a hearing loss through a cognitive, listening and spoken language approach. She has worked with children and their families throughout their stages of development and supporting them during the milestones and transitions of their early lives. She is very passionate about supporting children with hearing loss to listen, talk, and learn to their highest potential.
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