Description: Strategies for the development of both spoken and signed language within families and caregivers of infants and toddlers who are deaf/hard of hearing. 

Presenters:

Michelle Parfitt, MA, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd, is a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist that has been working as a pediatric speech/language pathologist for over 20 years. She is employed as the Director of Early Intervention at DePaul School for Hearing and Speech in Pittsburgh, PA. She has presented to numerous professional and parent groups regarding listening and spoken language development strategies for children with hearing loss.

Mary Ann Stefko, Choices for Children/The Scranton School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children, earned a Master’s of Education in counselor education and a Bachelor of Science degree in communication disorders from Pennsylvania State University. Her extensive experience includes 20 years teaching students preschool to high school age, in both residential and inclusive educational settings; educational interpreting; presenting and training on deafness and hearing loss to families, educators and the business communities; and teaching at the college level.