FL3 Office Hours - Registration
Please assign one Parent or D/HH Leader per program to attend and bring back information.
Captioning will be provided. For other access needs, please register 1 week prior to the date and indicate your needs.
Registration is required 48 hours in advance. (One week prior for communication access requests.)
Registration confirmation, Zoom access, password and captioning information will be sent to registrants the day prior.
Nov 12th - 6 pm MT
DHH Office Hours: From Language Milestones to Meaningful IFSP/IEP Language Goals.
Presenter - Julie Rems Smario
Description
How do we move from language milestone data to meaningful IFSP and IEP goals for Deaf children? This session will explore how California’s CDE LEAD-K Language Milestones Assessment (LMA), alongside the DRDP, can help teams identify a child’s emerging language skills, develop meaningful present levels and language goals, and determine when additional strategies, services, and supports are needed.
Using practical examples, participants will learn how to move from what a child demonstrates consistently, inconsistently, or not yet to actionable language goals that build on the child’s strengths and support continued language growth in ASL, English, or both. A key focus will be on targeting emerging skills rather than absent skills, using what a child is beginning to demonstrate as the bridge from language milestones to meaningful, measurable IFSP and IEP goals.
Participant learning will be measured through interactive discussion, case-based application, and reflection. Participants will review a Deaf child’s language data, identify emerging language skills, and practice translating those skills into meaningful IFSP/IEP language goals. At the conclusion of the session, participants will identify one action they can apply at their next IFSP or IEP meeting.
Join with other family leaders and EHDI program staff in discussing language measures and share your questions, resources, and strategies in this interactive discussion.
Registration is required at least 48 hours in advance: (One week prior for communication access requests.)
Presenter
Julie Rems Smario, Ed.D.,
Dr. Julie Rems-Smario is a leader in early language acquisition and Deaf education. She serves as a Deaf Education Programs Consultant with the California Department of Education and co-coordinates California’s EHDI LEAD-K Family Services program with Sheri Farinha.
Previously, Julie served as HRSA Principal Investigator for California’s EHDI project and helped transition the program to NorCal Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing, establishing the nation’s first state EHDI program led by a Deaf-centered, Deaf-run nonprofit organization. California's EHDI program is called LEAD-K Family Services.
Julie also serves as Public Relations Director for the National LEAD-K Campaign, which has advanced language milestone legislation in 24 states. She earned her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership for Social Justice from CSU East Bay and teaches as an adjunct faculty member at CSU Sacramento. She lives in the Bay Area with her spouse and two Chihuahuas, where they enjoy spending time with their grandchildren, including a two-year-old granddaughter who is also Deaf.