25 | Confused About What Language StrategyTo Choose For Your Deaf Child? Learn About Different Language Modalities and How to Make the Best Decision as a Parent with Lacey Wood

Raising Deaf Kids- Hard of hearing, Hearing Loss, Sign Language, ASL, Listening and Spoken Language, Hearing Impaired

Are you feeling confused about what language modality to use in your home?

It can be overwhelming to make this decision, and as parents we often fret and worry over this exact decision.

Today on the podcast I have Lacey Wood who talks with me about what are the different language modalities that you can choose from and how to make the best decisions for your child and for your family.

Lacey Wood is a Teacher of the Deaf whose specialties include supporting families with deaf/ hard of hearing children ages birth to five, as well as coming alongside families whose children are Deaf Plus.

She has experience teaching deaf/ hard of hearing preschoolers using ASL, as well as providing Early Intervention to families and children who are using sign language and/or Listening and Spoken Language.

Her passions include fostering whole-family language development on behalf of DHH little ones, as well as nurturing healthy earliest relationships among DHH children and their families.

Lacey has been married to Harry, a Deaf adult, for 22 years. They have two hearing daughters ages 15 and 12. Their family uses both ASL and spoken English..

Find more resources on the website https://www.raisingdeafkids.com/

Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids

Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at [e-mail]

Listen to the episodes with closed captioning on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_eBB2dpyVE7LSfpWOmeUw

Connect with Lacey on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/littlepeoplebigfeelingsdhh/

Learn more on Lacey's website at https://littlepeoplebigfeelings.com/