Course Details

Course # 4964
Vocabulary Development for the Cochlear Implant User (HOPE) - recording

CEUs/Hours Offered: AAA/0.1 Intermediate; ACAud/1.0; AG Bell - LSLS/1.0; BAA/1.0; CAA/1.0; IHS/1.0; Kansas DHE, LTS-S0035/1.0

Course Abstract

**FYI: There are no handouts for this course***This presentation identifies the important contribution that the cochlear implant makes to vocabulary learning. Recommendations for early vocabulary development will be made. The role that vocabulary plays in subsequent reading comprehension will be explored. Issues related to vocabulary storage and retrieval will also be addressed.

This course was recorded on January 5, 2006

Course Learning Outcomes

Preview Exam

Participants will be able to identify the three aspects of vocabulary: size, breadth and depth.
Participants will be able to compare and contrast features of semantic organization of the lexicon with phonologic organization of the lexicon.
Participants will be able to critically evaluate a child's need for definitional knowledge of a word

Time-ordered Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-15 Minutes	The Importance of Vocabulary Development
15-25 Minutes	Early Vocabulary Learning
25-40 Minutes	Reading with Comprehension
40-55 Minutes	Intentional Vocabulary Instruction
-720-55 Minutes	Q and A

Average Rating (4 Reviews)

Most Recent Comments

Review by: Member on June 11, 2013

Excellent subject knowledge -good examples and ideas to use within this subject

Review by: Member on March 6, 2013

I believe the information will begin the thinking process about this topic. A different venue would provide a more in depth understanding.

Course Information

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Course Presenters

Mary Ellen Nevins, EdD

experienced teacher of children who are deaf and hard of hearing

Mary Ellen Nevins, Ed.D. is an experienced teacher of children who are deaf and hard of hearing as well as a veteran teacher educator. Nevins entered the field of implantation in 1987, when she joined the team at Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital as an educational consultant while at the same time coordinating the teacher preparation program at Kean University in New Jersey. She has a national reputation as an expert on the educational issues facing children with cochlear implants and speaks and writes widely on this topic. Now in private practice as a Professional Development Specialist, Nevins is poised to publish her third book with co-author Pat Chute entitled School-Based Professionals Working with Children with Cochlear Implants in the spring of 06. She teamed with her colleague, Ashley S. Garber, CCC-SLP to develop and implement educational programs for Cochlear Americas. She provides consultant services to the HOPE program as it continues to address the varied needs of school personnel.

Ashley Garber, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert AVT

owns Listening and Language Connections, LLC,

Ashley S. Garber, MS CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert AVT owns Listening and Language Connections, LLC, a private practice in Ann Arbor, Michigan dedicated to Auditory Verbal Therapy and family-centered aural habilitation services for children and adults with hearing impairment. She has over 12 years of experience in the field with time as a parent -infant therapist at the Bill Wilkerson Center in Nashville Tennessee and as a private therapist and in-class aide for a child with a cochlear implant in Valencia, Venezuela. She spent 4 years as the speech language pathologist at the University of Michigan Cochlear Implant Program specializing in assessment and habilitation services for the center’s pediatric recipients. She had been a consultant to the Cochlear Americas' HOPE program since 2004.

Disclosure: Employed by cochlear americas

Continuing Education Information

CEUs/Hours Offered: AAA/0.1 Intermediate; ACAud/1.0; AG Bell - LSLS/1.0; BAA/1.0; CAA/1.0; IHS/1.0; Kansas DHE, LTS-S0035/1.0

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AG Bell - Listening and Spoken Language Credential

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International Hearing Society

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Kansas Department of Health and Environment

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