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Mentoring is recognized by the AG Bell
Academy for Listening and Spoken
Language as an essential component to
equip professionals with the knowledge
and skills to teach children with hearing
loss and their families spoken language
through listening. Yet, training programs
for professionals have emphasized the
development of technical experts who
either make recommendations or perform
highly skilled tasks with no emphasis on
mentoring. This highly interactive session
will utilize small group discussions,
videotape excerpts and role-playing
to equip participants with specific,
ready-to-implement strategies with
which to provide a quality mentoring
experience for those seeking the
Listening and Spoken Language
Specialist (LSLS™) certification. Practical
insights and strategies to promote
greater mentee learning will be emphasized.
Turning mentoring challenges
into opportunities, such as mentoring
by distance and initiating critical
conversations, will be discussed.
Participants will learn how to mentor
today’s professionals to reach previously
unsurpassed listening and spoken
language outcomes for tomorrow’s
children and their families. For more
information about mentoring, participants
may want to consider attending
the Thursday afternoon short course on
“Mentoring Models and Strategies.”
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