FY 2008 Annual Report of Achievements - Gallaudet University

achieved; three of the children also have cochlear implants. The photographs are intended to record
the rhythm and pattern of the family’s life at home and in other venues as the parents suggest; they
are informal, and both candid and posed photographs were taken.
Funding source: GRI Small Grant
Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention: An Investigation of Family
and Child Outcomes
Status: Ongoing Begin date: October 2004 End date: No set date
Principal Investigator(s):
Sass-Lehrer, Marilyn – Education
Other Investigator(s):
Wainscott, Sarah (student) – Education
Croyle, Carol (student) – Education
Description:
The purpose of this pilot project is to confirm the effectiveness of instruments and data
collection procedures to investigate families’ experiences with newborn hearing screening and early
intervention (EHDI). Data will be collected in an initial study that will focus on families’ experiences
through the newborn hearing screening and intervention process as it affects child and family
outcomes after approximately 6 months of participation. Specifically, data will be collected on family
functioning, decision-making processes, as well as child language and cognitive development levels
at 10–14 months of age. Relationships will be explored among these measures and parents’ reports
of their experiences surrounding the EHDI process. This project will lead directly to a proposal for
external funding for an expanded, longitudinal investigation.
FY 2007-2008 product(s):
Sass-Lehrer, M. (2008, February). Communication decisions and services. Online presentation to the Deaf Education Program,
Michigan State University, East Lansing.
Sass-Lehrer, M. (2008, July). Decisions, decisions: Guiding and supporting families from the start. Presentation at the Statewide
Conference on Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Galveston, TX.
Sass-Lehrer, M. (2008, July). Impact of hearing loss on the family. Training modules for Texas early intervention service
coordinators and deaf education parent advisors, Austin, TX.
Sass-Lehrer, M. (2008, July). Informed decision making. Training modules for Texas early intervention service coordinators
and deaf education parent advisors, Austin, TX.
Sass-Lehrer, M., & Wainscott, S. (2008, March). Decision making processes of EHDI families. Presentation at the 2008
National Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Older Adopted Deaf Children
See College of Professional Studies and Outreach.
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