Early intervention educates parents on supporting their deaf child’s development through a multilingual approach in sign language and written/spoken language. It focuses on language acquisition, advocacy, and creating a language-rich environment. Parents gain tools to connect with support networks and access resources for their child’s success.

PARENT EDUCATION

​Topics include:

Enhances Child Development

Parents help children learn language, motor, cognitive, and social skills early.

Improves long-term Outcomes

Early intervention leads to success in academics, socializations, and independence later

Strengthens parent-child bond

Interactive learning builds trust, connection, and emotional security for development.

Builds parental Confidence and Competence

Knowledge empowers parents to support, advocate, and guide their child's growth.

Encourages consistency across envirONments

Repetition at home reinforces therapy and school strategies for effective learning.
The BU Deaf Education Linktree serves as a central access point for Boston University’s Deaf Education programs and research initiatives. It connects users to resources about graduate programs, current research studies, educational webinars, and labs such as the LAVA Lab and Lex Lab. The page also offers opportunities to get involved—whether through signing up for newsletters, attending events, participating in research, or supporting the BU Deaf Center through donations. It’s a hub designed to support and advance the field of deaf education and ASL-based learning.
The Clerc Center Online Community offers a comprehensive resource for educators, families, and professionals involved in deaf education. It features a video library, academic research articles, learning plans with certificates, and live events. The community aims to create a language-rich environment and provides information on programs, including family immersion and camps for deaf and hard of hearing children.

For more details, visit: [Clerc Center Online Community]
https://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/online-community/
Minnesota’s Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) program helps make sure all babies have their hearing screened soon after birth. This early screening supports language, social, and brain development. The Commission works to include Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing voices in shaping the program. They’ve created videos and handouts in multiple languages to help families understand the process and access support. Their goal is to make sure all families—especially those in rural or diverse communities—get the information and services they need as early as possible.
The Visual Language Access & Acquisition (VLAA) Lab at the University of Rochester Medical Center explores how early childhood language experiences shape the lives of deaf children. Their research focuses on the impact of language deprivation and communication neglect, showing how these issues affect cognitive, social, emotional, and educational development. By combining insights from neurology, pediatrics, education, and public health, the lab works to create evidence that guides early intervention and supports healthy lifelong outcomes for deaf individuals.