2027 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 22-24, 2027 • Bellevue, WA
3/17/2026 | 9:40 AM - 10:10 AM | All about Assessments! | City Terrace 12
All about Assessments!
Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) already requires assessment data for every deaf or hard of hearing child between the ages of 0-3. With the new federal requirements and for many, also state-level requirements, early intervention service providers find themselves needing to know more about language acquisition assessments. This presentation will provide multiple (and updated!) ready-to-use tools in assessing and measuring those needs, including visual communication, sign language and spoken English, that have been designed for the use with deaf and hard of hearing children. Information also will be provided on various services that could be utilized by the family or school, including for a DeafBlind child. Attendees, including audiologists, speech language pathologists, parents and early intervention professionals will be guided in selecting and utilizing language acquisition assessments to meet federal and state expectations/requirements.
- The participant will be able to state three different types of language acquisition assessments available today.
- The participant will be able to explain the role of a language acquisition assessment specifically for a young deaf or hard of hearing child.
- The participant will be able to connect language acquisition data to IFSP goals.
Presentation:
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Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
Tawny Holmes Hlibok, Esq.
(Primary Presenter), Gallaudet University, tawny.holmes.hlibok@gallaudet.edu;
Tawny Holmes Hlibok, Esq., who recently served as a White House Fellow under the previous and current administrations, is a faculty member in Deaf Studies at Gallaudet University. She also served as Executive Director of the Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf. She graduated from Gallaudet University with BA degrees in Deaf Studies and Sociology along with a MA degree in Deaf Education and a juris doctorate with a concentration in family law at University of Baltimore Law. She has practiced law, provided policy analysis and advocacy services for families and Deaf children for over a decade.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
• Receives Salary for Employment from Gallaudet University.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
AAA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
Financial relationship with Gallaudet University.
Nature: Faculty travel stipend.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.