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PESDHH Spring Workshop
PESDHH Spring Workshop
April 29, 2026
A Look into LSL: The Purpose and Road to Listening and Spoken Language for a Professional
Wednesday, April 29th from 6:30 - 8:00pm (Act 48 = 1.5 hours)
Workshop Description:
This workshop provides an overview of Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) as an approach for supporting children who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing. Participants will explore the purpose, principles, and practical application of LSL. Attendees will also gain a clearer understanding of the training and competencies involved in becoming an LSL professional.
Speaker Bio:
Susie has been a Speech-Language Pathologist at the DePaul School for Hearing and Speech for the past sixteen years. She is the current Chair of the Speech-Language Pathology Department as well as the Lead teacher for DePaul’s Little Listener’s Toddler class. Susie specializes in providing Listen and Spoken Language therapy to children who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing ages birth to five. She is a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist, earning her certification in August 2022. Susie is passionate about working with families and guiding them to help their children become successful and effective listening and spoken language communicators.
SAVE THE DATE!
Our annual PESDHH Summer Workshop will held on Wednesday July 8, 2026.
We are very excited to spend the day focusing on the topic of Literacy for students with hearing loss! We hope to be able to explore several deaf-friendly curriculums which look at reading, comprehension, vocabulary development and writing!
We will have more information (plus registration!) in the weeks to come!
A Quick Overview of THE PENNSYLVANIA EXPANDED CORE COMPETENCIES for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
This content is what differentiates instruction by a TOD from instructional support in the general curriculum (i.e. in LS).
This content is what differentiates instruction by a TOD from instructional support in the general curriculum (i.e. in LS).
This curriculum & its resource documents were developed in the state of Iowa (revised in 2013). Its purpose is to define skills & knowledge that students with hearing loss often miss if only exposed to the general ed curriculum. Many of these skills are acquired by hearing students through incidental learning, whereas our students often need direct instruction in these same areas, by a ToD. The PA-ECC-DHH is a great starting point to show the IEP team specifically how DHH support has a different focus than learning support and other related services. Something to celebrate indeed! PESDHH has developed an in-depth study of the PA-ECC-DHH that can be presented to groups of teachers, either face-to face or virtually. If you are interested, please contact:
Barb Chubb at barbarachubb@ymail.com
Pennsylvania Educators of Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (PESDHH) is a grass roots organization of teachers and other educational professionals serving students across PA, who are deaf or hard of hearing. Through continuing education of service providers and decision makers along with advocacy and collaboration, our mission is to ensure that all students with hearing loss have appropriate, quality services delivered by highly qualified personnel, regardless of their geographic location.
It is also our mission that these highly qualified providers have the necessary supports to continually improve services to Deaf and hard of hearing students so the students can thrive and reach their maximum potential as individuals.
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