Description:

This workshop will provide participants with information about the development of listening in children who are deaf and hard of hearing that utilize hearing aids and/or cochlear implants.  Detailed information on hierarchies, strategies, and techniques that facilitate learning through listening will be addressed.  Participants will have the opportunity to learn and apply information through a variety of media forms including videos and hands-on activities.

Biographies:

Hannah Eskridge, M.S.P., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT, is the current CASTLE Director in the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at the University of North Carolina. She directs the Professional Training Program as well as coordinates staff and various other programs. Hannah also conducts Auditory-Verbal Therapy sessions. Hannah earned her Master’s Degree from the University of South Carolina in the Auditory-Verbal Speech-Language track. She has been on faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill since 2009.

Sherri Vernelson, M.S., LSLS Cert. AV Ed. has been teaching children with hearing loss since 1993, with a slight hiatus to have children of her own. She has been an itinerant and a classroom teacher through the years. Sherri has worked with children and families in Auditory Verbal, Auditory-Oral, and Cued Speech approaches. She received her Master's degree from the John Tracy Clinic/University of San Diego Program and is an LSLS Certified Auditory-Verbal Educator. Sherri is currently a Consulting Teacher for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Exceptional Children's Division of the Dept. of Public Instruction.

Location:

WCPSS Harriet Webster Center, Room 2008
Crossroads II
110 Corning Drive
Cary, NC 27518

1. There is NO COST for NC Professionals; $50 for out-of-state attendees
2. Non ASHA CEU’s will be offered for all workshops.
3. To Register: Visit www.med.unc.edu/earandhearing/registration (registration deadline = 1 week prior to workshop)

CEUs: 1.1