Episode 31

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24th Jul 2024

Empowering Students with Hearing Loss: The Importance of Self-Advocacy

In this episode of Digital Learning Today, Jeffrey Bradbury interviews Nell Rosenberg, the National Director for Teleservices at the Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech. They discuss how to support students with hearing difficulties and the services provided by Clarke Schools. Nell explains that Clarke has been serving children who are deaf and hard of hearing for over 150 years and offers day school programs, mainstream services, and a tele-services program. She also shares her background as a speech language pathologist and auditory verbal therapist. Nell emphasizes the importance of early intervention and the role of parents in supporting their children with hearing needs. She encourages parents to reach out to Clarke or other programs for support and information. Nell also discusses the different types of hearing technology, such as hearing aids and cochlear implants, and the importance of self-advocacy for students with hearing loss. She provides tips for teachers on how to support students with hearing loss in the classroom and addresses the challenges of supporting students with both hearing loss and English as a second language. The episode concludes with information on how to contact Clarke Schools for more information. If you are a new listener to TeacherCast, we would love to hear from you.  Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today!

Conversation Takeaways

  • Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech has been serving children who are deaf and hard of hearing for over 150 years, offering day school programs, mainstream services, and a tele-services program.
  • Early intervention is crucial for children with hearing needs, and parents should reach out to programs like Clarke for support and information.
  • Different types of hearing technology, such as hearing aids and cochlear implants, can provide optimal access to sound for children with hearing loss.
  • Self-advocacy skills are important for students with hearing loss, and teachers should work with educational audiologists and teachers of the deaf to support these students in the classroom.
  • Supporting students with both hearing loss and English as a second language requires collaboration between teachers, educational audiologists, and speech language pathologists.

Chapters

  • 00:00 Introduction and Background of Clarke Schools
  • 03:49 Nell Rosenberg's Background and Role at Clarke Schools
  • 07:57 Tele-Services and Support for Students with Hearing Loss
  • 12:54 Supporting Students with Hearing Loss: Tips for Parents
  • 19:48 Surgery and Long-Term Care for Hearing Technology
  • 22:38 Supporting Students with Hearing Loss in the Classroom
  • 25:58 What Students with Hearing Loss Actually Hear
  • 29:02 Supporting Students with Hearing Loss and ESL
  • 31:18 Conclusion and Contact Information

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About our Guest: Nell Rosenberg,

National Director of Teleservices, Speech-Language Pathologist Nell is the National Director of Teleservices at Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech (Clarke). She served as a speech-language pathologist, speech/language supervisor and assistant program director of Clarke New York for seven years prior to assuming her current role in 2021. In New York, Nell served as the campus teleservice early intervention program coordinator and discovered her passion for overcoming access barriers through virtual services. Nell received her bachelor’s in Human Development and Special Education from Boston College, her Master of Education in Early Childhood Special Education from the University of Florida and her Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Florida State University. Prior to joining Clarke, she was a speech-language pathologist in the auditory/oral program of Duval County Public Schools, and for children with a wide range of needs at the Gillen Brewer School and The Churchill School.

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