Weingarten Children’s Center is dedicated to supporting and empowering families on their child’s listening and spoken language development journey, as we know that caregivers are their child’s primary and best teacher. Through the Parent Education Community, we offer opportunities for families to learn together through bi-monthly live virtual learning sessions on topics related to the care, development, and education of children with hearing loss. Parent Education learning sessions are led by Listening and Spoken Language experts, including Speech-Language Pathologists/Auditory-Verbal Therapists, Teachers of the Deaf, and Audiologists.

Upcoming Parent Education Community Learning Sessions (virtual):

Thursday, March 2, 2023

Learning Topic: WCC Alumni Student Panel Webinar

Time: 6:30-8:00 PM (Pacific Standard Time)

Host: Karen Erickson, Teacher of the Deaf

Join us for a special evening to hear from several of Weingarten Children’s Center’s alumni students. They will share their experiences and answer your questions, such as “What do you wish people knew about your hearing loss,” “What challenges do you experience at school or with your friends and how do you overcome these challenges,” and “What are your goals for your future?” This webinar is intended for anyone who is curious about where our alumni students are today and what can be possible for children with hearing loss who had an early foundation in Listening and Spoken Language intervention and education.  This session will be in a webinar format. Attendees can type their questions to the panelists in the Zoom chat box.

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Learning Topic: WCC Alumni Parent Panel Webinar

Time: 6:30-8:00 PM (Pacific Standard Time)

Presenter: Karen Erickson, Teacher of the Deaf

Join us for a special evening to hear from several of Weingarten Children’s Center’s alumni parents. They will share their experiences and answer your questions. This webinar is intended for anyone who is curious to learn about other families’ Listening and Spoken Language journeys and what they’ve learned along the way. This session will be in a webinar format. Attendees can type their questions to the panelists in the Zoom chat box.

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Learning Topic: Raising an Advocate: Self-Advocacy and Hearing Loss

Presenter: Kelly Borkowicz, M.Ed., CCC-SLP

Time: 7:00-8:00 PM (Pacific Standard Time)

Self-advocacy skills refer to your child’s ability to articulate their own needs and effectively get the help that they require. This is an important part of developing independence and communication skills for all children, but especially for children with hearing loss. Join us to find out how we address this in class and therapy, and what you can do at home! This session is intended for families of children with hearing loss ages 0 to 8.

Click the Get in Touch button below for inquiries about our Parent Education Community, to RSVP to a learning session, or to request a learning topic. In your message, please include which Foundation for Hearing Research program from which your family receives (or will receive) services.

Parent Education Community recap:

So far this year our families have learned about: auditory brain development, spoken language development, social skills and pragmatic language development, hearing aid and cochlear implant programming basics, early literacy skills, and speech development in children with hearing loss.