TRAININGS
CID workshops and in-services are designed to train speech-language pathologists, teachers of the deaf and other professionals on listening and spoken language strategies they can use to support their students with hearing loss. To meet the financial and practical needs of your organization, we offer on-site, off-site and remote workshops. ASHA CEUs and AG Bell CEUs, as well as certificates of completion, are included with the cost of each workshop format.
Workshop Topics
Breaking Barriers Toward Effective Coaching
Live Virtual Training | Fall 2023
This Intermediate level course was developed to teach speech-language pathologists and teachers of the deaf methods of engaging families using the coaching model. Topics included: understanding the components of effective coaching, how to conduct coaching sessions live and remotely, how to increase the caregiver’s capacity to develop their child’s listening and language skills and how to address difficulties when working with families.
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Foundational Auditory Training for Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: Using the CID SPICE Curriculum
Live Virtual Training | Fall 2023
This intermediate level course is designed to teach speech-language pathologists and teachers of the deaf techniques for capitalizing on auditory information made available to children with a cochlear implant and/or hearing aid. This course features an overview of the SPICE 2nd Edition auditory training curriculum for children ages 2+. Topics include strategies for speech perception/auditory development and methods to improve perception from detection through comprehension of connected speech.
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Real World Auditory Learning for Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: Using the CID SPICE for Life 2 Curriculum
Live Virtual Training | Fall 2023
This intermediate level course is designed to teach SLPs and teachers of the deaf techniques to help children with hearing loss listen in everyday situations. Participants will learn an overview of skills including improving auditory memory, listening with technology, conversing, listening in noise, localizing sounds and more from the CID SPICE for Life 2 auditory learning curriculum. Content is supported with video demonstrations, interactive activities for children ages 5-12 and data collection methods.
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Assessing the Syntax Skills of Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: Using the CID TAGS
This intermediate level course was developed to teach speech-language pathologists and teachers of the deaf methods to assess their students’ understanding and use of grammatical structures by using the CID TAGS. Topics include understanding the levels of competence; how to collect language samples; understanding the variations among the TAGS forms and how to choose the appropriate TAGS level. This four hour course includes lecture, video demonstrations and hands-on practice.
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GROUP Workshops
Our online, remote workshops are hosted specifically for your group on a date which works for you. We offer our SPICE, SPICE for Life 2, TAGS and Breaking Barriers workshop topics remotely. This convenient option is suited for those in charge of professional development for an organization or district who are seeking to train their group of staff together.
The SPICE and Breaking Barriers remote workshops include:
- 6.5 hours presentation time (SPICE)
- 5.5 hours presentation time (Breaking Barriers)
- CEUs/certificates of completion
- One free hour of follow-up consultation for your group (optional)
- $1,000 per workshop (Up to 20 registrants maximum)
The TAGS remote workshop includes:
- 4 hours presentation time
- CEUs/certificates of completion
- One free hour of follow-up consultation for your group (optional)
- $600 per workshop (Up to 20 registrants maximum)
Please note: we are also hosting on-site workshop topics remotely for 2022. Participants are able to register for these topics on their own individually.
General Education In-Services
With early identification laws and the widespread use of digital hearing aids and cochlear implants, more children with hearing loss are learning to listen and talk. Our goal is to help teachers and school administrators develop effective ways to meet the needs of these students. We offer the following in-services for public schools, private schools and school districts.
Understanding a Student’s Hearing Loss
Understanding a student’s hearing loss and the effects that this loss can have on his education is the first step to providing quality services. This in-service provides a foundation for understanding hearing loss, audiograms and amplification devices and explains the implications that hearing loss can have on developing academic and social skills.
Audience: Educational team and school staff
Topics:
- Myths and facts about hearing loss
- How we hear
- Reading an audiogram
- Types and degrees of hearing loss
- Hearing aids, cochlear implants and other assistive listening devices
- How children who are deaf and hard of hearing learn listening and spoken language skills
- How hearing loss can affect academics and social skills
This in-service can be customized to discuss your student’s hearing loss, audiogram and device(s).
Supporting a Student with Hearing Loss
Creating a supportive learning environment is essential to the educational success of students with hearing loss. This in-service will discuss effective strategies for working with a student who is deaf and hard of hearing in the general education classroom as well as accommodations to consider adding to the IEP.
Audience: Educational team
Topics:
- Considerations for establishing the student’s educational team
- Accommodations to consider including in the IEP in a variety of areas, including, environment, instruction, assignments and testing
- Strategies to support the teaching of vocabulary, reading, writing, math and social skills
This in-service can be customized to discuss your student’s unique needs and goals.