Abstract
Language deprivation is a nationwide epidemic despite Early Intervention (EI) programs for deaf babies. EI provides at-home services and assumes a caregiver is with their baby during the day to use the strategies they learn. However, most parents work full time, and their children attend daycare. This paper describes a pilot program for families whose deaf babies were in daycare without full access to a natural language. Deaf Language Acquisition Associates (DLAA) were placed in classrooms with deaf babies for twenty-five hours a week. The program's success resulted in funding through the state legislature and adoption statewide.
Erratum
This issue was incorrectly labeled as Volume 13, Number 3 when originally published.
Recommended Citation
Andersen, Amy T.; Cline, Michelle; Renart, Stephanie; and Narciso, Tiffany
(2022)
"The Leveling the Playing Field Language Acquisition Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children,"
Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina: Vol. 16:
No.
1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/tejsc/vol16/iss1/7