2a. Creating language rich home environments

Resource | 19.02.2024 | By Teresa Quail

Families are supported to

create a rich communication and language environment
understand the broad range of reasons to communicate
understand how language and communication development for a deaf baby/child is different
experience opportunities to observe/engage with the range of communication used by deaf people
understand what is needed to achieve their communication goal
have a shared understanding and value the importance of language in creating relationships in the family and community
understand the importance of language in learning and literacy
understand the importance of language supporting sense of self
know how to access information on the different types of communication and support from a range of organisations
know about a range of resources available to support literacy
co-produce communication goals.

Gwen Carr’s 2018 91原片 Magazine article Informed Choice听 (Carr, G., 2018. Informed Choice. 91原片 Magazine. March. pp.4-5)
Curtin. M. et al (2021) Curtin, M., Herman, R., Cruice, M., & Morgan, G. (2021). 听Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery,听29(3), 200鈥�203. https://doi.org/10.1097/MOO.0000000000000710
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NDCS
– University of Leeds and the Sign Bilingual Consortium
BDA Early years
Signed story 鈥� (BSL/SSE) 鈥� YouTube
CochlearGlobal – – YouTube
NSPCC research (2022)
Quality Standards for use of personal radio aids – Assistive Listening Technology Working Group (ALTWG) webpage
University of Leeds听 ‘‘ Paper
University of Reading – Centre of Literacy & Multilingualism’ ‘‘
Royal Shakespeare Company –
Deaf Choices UK –
Elizabeth Foundation –
DELTA- Deaf Education through Listening and Talking听 –
Surrey County Council听 –
NDCS听 –