Parents play a very important role in language habilitation for their children who
are deaf or hard of hearing. However, many times parents are not aware of the difference
they can make in their child's language development. It is important that professionals
working with children support parents in understanding their role and identifying
language learning strategies that parents can incorporate into their daily routines
to increase language development opportunities. Parents also have a key role in monitoring
their child's progress to assist the professionals in assessing how well the habilitation
strategies they are using are working. Family support and coaching strategies that
professionals can use to encourage and support the parent's role in habilitation are
discussed.
Keywords
Parents - deaf or hard of hearing - habilitation - coaching - progress monitoring
