FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Here are some answers to some frequently asked questions (FAQs) about CID programs and listening and spoken language deaf education.
CID is financially separate from but closely affiliated with the Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences (PACS) at Washington University School of Medicine, which trains audiologists, scientists and teachers of the deaf. Some of our teachers and audiologists serve as faculty members and we provide practicum experiences for students in this and other graduate programs. Also located in the St. Louis area, Fontbonne University offers undergraduate and graduate programs in deaf education, early intervention and related fields.
- the childâs diagnosis
- emotional and social supports
- hearing and hearing loss
- hearing tests
- hearing devices (hearing aids, bone conduction aids, cochlear implants, FM systems)
- early communication
- listening and spoken language development
- tips to encourage listening and spoken language development within daily routines
- typical development in all areas
- benefits of play, music and early literacy
- early intervention services, rights, laws and IFSPs
- transitioning to educational programs for preschoolers and IEPs
CID parent educators and families use a variety of resources, including Small Talk, written by CID staff. This book breaks down the important things todayâs parents of children who are deaf and hard of hearing need to know and do including the topics listed above. Small Talk also fills an important need as a textbook for university deaf education and early intervention programs. CID’s Early Listening at Home curriculum encourages coaching the whole family and is an important tool for parent educators.
- Vocabulary: CID Early Childhood Vocabulary Rating Forms
- Syntax/Grammar: CID Teacher Assessment of Grammatical Structures (TAGS)
- Pragmatic Language: CID Preschool Pragmatic Language Rating Forms
- Language Related to Play: CID Preschool Symbolic Play Rating Forms
- Foundational Listening: CID Speech Perception Instructional Curriculum and Evaluation (SPICE)
- Real-World Listening: CID SPICE for Life Auditory Learning Curriculum
- Speech: CID Speech Skills Rating Forms
In addition to the developmental areas we anticipate will be delayed as a result of hearing loss, we monitor all developmental areas when considering the whole child. Our whole-child curriculum is based on the CID Preschool Developmental Rating Forms  (for children ages 3, 4 and 5), which allow for data collection and progress monitoring in the non-communicative domainsâfine motor, gross motor, cognition, social and emotional, pre-academic and early literacy. The skills listed are pulled from a variety of sourcesâall based on developmentally appropriate practices set out by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).Â
- Receptive Vocabulary Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test â 4th Edition (PPVT-4)
- Expressive Vocabulary Test â Second Edition (EVT-2)
- Preschool Language Scale-IV (PLS-5)
- Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-Preschool 2 (CELF-P2)
- Preschool Language Assessment Instrument-2 (PLAI-2)
- Systematic Analysis of Language Transcription (SALT)
- Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation 2 (GFTA-2)
- Test of Preschool Early Literacy (TOPEL)
- HearBuilder Story Retell Test
- Syntax/Grammar: CID Teacher Assessment of Grammatical Structures (TAGS)
- Foundational Listening: CID Speech Perception Instructional Curriculum and Evaluation (SPICE)
- Real-World Listening: CID SPICE for Life Auditory Learning Curriculum
- Speech: CID Speech Skills Rating Forms
- Content: Common Core Standards and Grade Level Expectations Checklists for Missouri
- Receptive Vocabulary Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test â 4th Edition (PPVT-4)
- Expressive Vocabulary Test â Second Edition (EVT-2)
- Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals (CELF-5)
- Systematic Analysis of Language Transcription (SALT)
- Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation 2 (GFTA-2)
- Woodcock Johnson Reading Achievement Test
- Stanford Achievement Test
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