Language Assessment Training for Those Serving Kids w/ Hearing Differences

The RI Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (RI-EHDI) program team will facilitate this free virtual language assessment training provided by Allison Sedey, PhD, a speech pathologist, audiologist, and researcher, and director of the Early Language Outcomes Lab (ELO) at the University of Colorado-Boulder.

This training is for you if you are a:

• Early Intervention provider
• Hearing Loss Specialized professional
• Audiologists & Speech-Language Pathologist
• Pediatric healthcare professional
• Family support specialist

During this interactive session, you’ll strengthen your skills in assessing and supporting language development for children ages 0 to 3 who have deafness or hard of hearing (DHH). You will learn:

• How to use the McArthur-Bates CDI (spoken & ASL)
• How to send assessments to CU-Boulder and understand required forms

You’ll also have opportunities to connect with other early intervention and healthcare professionals.

AGENDA

Rhode Island Language Assessment for Children who are DHH: Background, Overview, and Benefits

Services provided by ELO/CU Boulder

Role of RI early intervention providers and diagnostic centers

Assessment battery, including:

• MacArthur Communicative Development Inventories (CDI)
• Demographic form
• Coversheet
• Release of Information/Consent

Eligible children/families

Procedures and forms

MacArthur CDI administration guidelines