Literacy skills are fundamental for formal education and are crucial for success across a lifespan. Literacy learning requires a systematic well designed instructional approach, and children with hearing loss highly benefit from specific strategies to support and address their unique learning needs.

Key Learnings:

Understand key aspects of literacy development
Learn how hearing loss impacts on literacy development
Learn strategies to support literacy development in children with hearing loss
Develop activities to strengthen pre-literacy and literacy skills

Course Details

Two hour online interactive course suited for professionals working with young children and primary school aged students with hearing loss.
Multiple opportunities for group discussion of key concepts, case examples and application of techniques.
Participants will require access a computer/tablet with video and audio capabilities in order to join and interact throughout the course.

Completing “Leap into Literacy for Children with Hearing Loss” can contribute 2 hours of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Elective PD.