Teaching Aids - Resources
The Home Team: The first video in the Early Intervention Illustrated series, The Home Team presents a family-centered approach to working with newly-identified babies who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families. Available from Boys Town Press. www.boystownpress.org
The Art and Science of Home Visits: A video exploring the strategies and specific skills necessary to facilitate effective family-centered early intervention in a young child's natural learning environment - with family at home. Available from Boys Town Press. www.boystownpress.org
Language Partners: Building a Strong Foundation. Families use a variety of communication approaches when they provide a language-rich environment for their deaf or hard-of-hearing children. Available from Boys Town Press. www.boystownpress.org
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Connections: A guide to providing role models to foster the connection between deaf and hard-of-hearing adults and parents of young children with hearing loss.
Available on request
Functional Auditory Performance Indicators (FAPI): A progress monitoring protocol to document a child's auditory skill development.
See document
Partnering with Families - A Clinical Training Manual: A guide for early interventionists with useful ideas and specific strategies to support delivery of family-centered services.
See document
Communication Building Blocks: A description of features of communication that represent each of the communication approaches used by children with hearing loss.
See presentation