3.9 Recommendations for early intervention providers. States
shall develop a set of recommendations for early intervention
providers who work with children who are deaf or hard of hearing and
their families that include:
-identification
of objective sources of information for families to learn about
communication options,
-guidelines
for monitoring the communication and social skill development of the
child with hearing loss
at 6-month intervals,
-identification
by each early intervention program of personnel within their staffs
who are specialists in deaf and hard of hearing issues,
-process
for linking to family-to-family support within an early intervention
system,
-list
of preschool program options that are particularly prepared to serve
children who are deaf or hard of hearing, and inclusion of this
information in the preparation of the family for transition at age 3
years.
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a.
Documented distributions of a resource guide that presents balanced
information on communication options.
b.
Documented test scores for communication and social skill
development at 6-month intervals.
c.
Documentation of annual updated guidelines.
d.
Number and percent of families referred to and involved in
parent-to-parent support program.
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