Assessing Social-Emotional Abilities of Infants.
Early intervention opportunities can help parents better understand their deaf or hard of hearing child's behaviour and teach parents how to promote their child's social and emotional development.
What was this article about?
This article reports the findings of two studies related to social and emotional development of deaf or hard of hearing infants and toddlers in Germany. The studies were conducted to assess the effectiveness of a new parent questionnaire, the Social–Emotional Assessment/Evaluation Measure (SEAM). The results suggest that the questionnaire is useful and provides valid, reliable data.
What were the key findings?
- Early intervention can give parents skills to help their deaf and hard of hearing child with their social and emotional development.
- Responsive parenting is critical to the social and emotional development of deaf and hard of hearing children.
- The research suggests interventions may help parents better understand their children's behaviour- reactions and actions specific to deaf and hard of hearing children- and teach parents how to promote their child's social and emotional development.
Where can I read more about this article?
Preliminary Evidence Assessing Social- Emotional Competencies in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infants and Toddlers Using a New Parent Questionnaire.
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