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Child Development 18-36 Months in LSL Intervention

Listening & Spoken Language
Introductory
Self-Study
8hr 5min
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  • 8.00 AG Bell CEUs
  • 0.80 ASHA CEUs

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Course Overview

Children today born deaf or hard of hearing have unprecedented opportunities to reach their full potential as they interact with the world around them and learn to listen and talk alongside their siblings and peers. We don’t have a moment to spare, so let’s start learning! For children to reach their full potential, the adults in their lives must have a strong knowledge base of typical development and professionals need the ability to coach and guide parents to become effective facilitators in all areas of development. Parents, teachers, caregivers and therapists must be continually stretching a child's development by keeping one step ahead of them. This means knowing what skills are next to develop. It also means knowing when a child is veering a bit too far off the path and discovering ways to unlock potential in each and every child.

This updated learning experience for 2025 will focus on areas of typical development for a child between the ages of 18 - 36 months where we’ll share and answer some important questions: What’s happening in the brain during this critical time? Why is focusing on a child’s social-emotional development important? How do we focus on theory of mind, literacy and stress the importance of play from the start? Perhaps the biggest question of all: how do we stay current and continue to ensure every child who is deaf or hard of hearing reaches their full potential?

Course Timeline

30 Days

Primary Audience

LSL Professionals

Key Outcomes

  • List two activities that caregivers can engage in that support brain development between the ages of 18-36 months
  • Discuss how knowledge of social-emotional development can impact a child’s learning trajectory
  • List 5 listening and spoken language strategies that align with Serve & Return
  • Discuss how play can strengthen core life skills for Toddlers

Course Outline

  • Cognitive and Executive Function Skills

    2h 8m

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    Videos

    1h 6m
    • Lesson 1 | 15 minutes
      • Introduction and Who is a Toddler?
      • Developmental Synchrony
      • Brain Architecture
    • Lesson 2 | 26 Minutes
      • Cognitive Skill Development
    • Lesson 3 | 25 Minutes
      • Executive Function Skill Development

    Live Session Recording

    1h 2m

  • Social-Emotional Development

    2h 4m

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    Videos

    1h 4m
    • Lesson 1 | 29 minutes
      • Emotional Development
        • Emotional Regulation
        • Emotional Well-being
    • Lesson 2 | 35 Minutes
      • Social Development
      • Social-Emotional Skills of Caregivers

    Live Session Recording

    1h

  • Auditory, Speech and Language Development

    2h 5m

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    Videos

    1h 3m
    • Lesson 1 | 28 minutes
      • Typical Auditory Development
      • LSL Strategies
      • Auditory Learning Guide
    • Lesson 2 | 35 Minutes
      • Typical Language Development
      • Typical Speech Development
      • LSL Strategies
      • Serve & Return

    Live Session Recording

    1h 2m

  • Literacy and Play

    1h 48m

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    Videos

    46m
    • Lesson 1 | 23 minutes
      • Literacy skills
      • Book Sharing
    • Lesson 2 | 23 Minutes
      • Play
      • Daily Routines

    Live Session Recording

    1h 2m

Featuring

  • Sherri Fickenscher Headshot

    Sherri Fickenscher
    MS, LSLS Cert. AVEd

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    Sherri Fickenscher, MS, LSLS Cert. AVEd, is an Education Support Specialist and Early Interventionist at Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech in Pennsylvania. Sherri also mentors professionals seeking their certification as Listening and Spoken Language Specialists (LSLS).

    Financial Disclosures: Sherri Fickenscher receives compensation from Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech as an Education Support Specialist. She receives compensation from Hearing First for teaching this course. She also receives compensation as a mentor for professionals seeking LSLS.

    Non-financial Disclosures: Sherri Fickenscher has no non-financial disclosures at this time.

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