"I swear, the Center for Early Intervention on Deafness (CEID) in Berkeley never ceases to amaze me. Founded in 1980 by Jill Ellis and Mary Molcavage, it's based on an obvious fact that many people don't seem to realize: The time between ages 0 and 5 is the most important stage in your life because that's when you're installing the operating system in the most sophisticated computer in the world, your own brain."
""With the increase of deaf teachers at CEID, we thought, 'Why not have them work with the parents, who most often are not deaf/hard-of-hearing themselves?'" says Davana Jackson, who coordinates the Deaf Coach Program and was a CEID student herself before ultimately becoming a role model."
CEID in Berkeley, founded in 1980 by Jill Ellis and Mary Molcavage, focuses on the critical developmental window between birth and age five, when children build foundational concepts and language. Deaf infants and toddlers miss auditory input needed to learn through eyes and ears, creating lifelong gaps unless interventions supply equivalent information. CEID operates a preschool that assesses each child and creates personalized plans using hearing aids, cochlear implants, other supports, and immediate American Sign Language instruction. A Deaf Coaching Program places deaf educators to coach predominantly hearing parents, fostering children's language, confidence and advocacy while modeling deaf identity and communication strategies.
Read at The Mercury News
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