Parent partners play an invaluable role in the development of spoken language in auditory-oral learners.

TEAM members in the STATEWIDE PRESCHOOL AUDITORY-ORAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT strive to include parent partners in their child's education in the following ways:

• Parents join individual speech and language therapy sessions.  Parents join individual auditory therapy sessions. 
  
  
• Home visits are made on the Third Monday of every month through the Home Visit program.  Educators, paraprofessionals, and the program speech and language pathologist coach parent partners in the development of spoken language in the child's natural setting, the home. 
   
• During home visits, nine parent modules are taught and reviewed.  Staff members in the School District of Waukesha use these modules during their third Monday Home Visit Program.  Professionals, parents, and community partners work collaboratively to incorporate listening into all activities within the child's natural setting.

        MODULE #1: Incorporating Listening into Home Routines

        MODULE #2:  Using storytelling or Scripted Scenarios for Family Events

        MODULE #3:  Acoustic Highlighting for Parents and Daycare Providers

        MODULE #4:  Ways to Increase Auditory Independence in a Regular

                           Preschool Setting

        MODULE #5:  Early Phonemic Awareness Games You Can Play at Home

        MODULE #6:  SMART Practice:  Building Better Listening Habits

        MODULE #7:  Using Singing at Home to Build Auditory Memory Skills

• Evening parent sessions are held monthly at the elementary campus reviewing classroom content, assessment tools, and strategies to build spoken language.
   
• Daily lesson plans are sent home with the children enrolled in the auditory-oral demonstration project classrooms. (Click Here to View daily calendars sent home by early childhood teachers.)
   
• A weekly newsletter reviewing classroom events, suggesting home carry-over activities supporting school learning, and providing parents with up-to-date information regarding hearing loss, amplification, and individual educational plans. (Click Here to view newsletter.)