Parent Programs

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This is a workshop specifically designed for families with a child identified with hearing concerns of any age. Everyone in the family and close friends are welcome.

Recreational Programs / Child Care Provided: for ALL children (birth to 13 years) will engage them in exciting recreational activities and supervised by experienced staff while parents, family members, and friends attend sessions designed just for them.

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This event is co-sponsored by Friends of Tennessee's Babies with Special Needs and Tennessee Hands & Voices.

For families of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children

Hot Dogs and Homemade ice cream!

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FREE OF CHARGE!

Taught by audiologists, physicians, speech-language pathologists, family advocates, and a special parent panel.

LEARN ABOUT:
   • Hearing loss in children
   • Language development in children with hearing loss
   • Emotional needs of family and children when someone has a hearing loss
   • How to teach others, like daycare providers, about your child’s hearing loss
 

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This early intervention program is designed to provide language from day one, making communication and family bonding easier and stronger. 

Baby ACE & Me is open to families with children ages birth to three where the parent and/or child is Deaf/deaf.  

Each weekly session includes a parent/child interactive exercise, an educational component, and opportunities for parents to build friendships, creating systems of informal support.  Helpful resources and toys are made available to families during the course of each Baby ACE & Me session.

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Children, teens and adults who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, their families, and professionals who support us are welcome to join us at Shelby Farms Park, Pine Lake Drive (Pavilion #2) - near Woodland Discovery Playground and Lake.  We will grill hot dogs, connect with each other, and enjoy the lake.

This event is FREE and sponsored by:  East Memphis, Quota International; PEARS; Deaf Family Literacy Mid-South; Family Voices of Tennessee; DeafConnect of the Mid-South, Inc.; and the Tennessee Dept. of Health.

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A workshop for parents, family and caretakers of children identified with hearing loss.

SATURDAY, MAY 13 | 9:00-11:30 AM | FREE OF CHARGE

Taught by audiologists, physicians, speech-language pathologists, teachers of the deaf, and a special parent panel.

LEARN ABOUT:
• Hearing loss in children
• Language development in children with hearing loss
• Emotional needs of family and children when someone has a hearing loss
• How to teach others, like daycare providers, about your child’s hearing loss

Event

Taught by audiologists, physicians, speech-language pathologists, teachers of the deaf, and a special parent panel.

LEARN ABOUT:

  •  Hearing loss in children
  •  Language development in children with hearing loss
  •  Emotional needs of family and children when someone has a hearing loss
  •  How to teach others, like daycare providers, about your child’s hearing loss

Childcare provided in the Mama Lere Hearing School (in the same building) - RSVP required!

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This workshop is designed to enable participants to understand and fully participate in the IEP Team process. Participants will learn:

• The types of services that can be provided through “special education” services.
• The information on the Individual Education Program (IEP) document and where it goes.
• How to express parent concerns and ensure they are addressed by the IEP team.
• Understand the process to set and write Measurable Annual Goals.