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Birth to 5

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0-5 Parent Outreach logo Tennessee Schools for the Deaf Statewide 0 – 5 Parent Outreach Services provide support, resources, and information that is focused on the unique needs of children birth-to-five who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind and their families. We collaborate and consult with programs the family is already involved with and all Local Education Agencies.

 

 

 

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Tracy Duncan
Educational Consultant

Coordinator

Middle TN

t.duncan@tsdeaf.org

865-320-3754

Photo of Alisa Weeks

Alisa Weeks
Educational Consultant

 

East TN

a.weeks@tsdeaf.org

865-469-5592


Services include:

 

 

Family and Child Services from
Education Consultants

Program Partnerships
  • Consultative visits to the home and/or community-based programs

  • Child observation visits with written reports that include instructional recommendations
  • Workshops for families on topics of interest: language, literacy, behavior, transition, etc.

  • Annual Family Learning Weekend throughout the state

  • Family resources, materials, and support
  • Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI)

  • Tennessee Early Intervention Services (TEIS)
  • Early Intervention Resource Agencies (EIRA)
  • Independent preschool programs, i.e. MOSD, Mama Lere Hearing School, UT S & H Center

  • Audiologists & Speech Therapists

 

Public School Partnerships

Deaf Adult Role Model
  • Professional workshops & in-service opportunities

  • Transition support

  • Consultation on IFSP, IEP, and 504 development

  • Child observation visits with written reports that include instructional recommendations

  • Resources, materials, and support
  • Connecting hearing families with deaf / hard of hearing adults via social media

  • Volunteer Adults are representative of all communication options and listening devices

  • Families learn about life experiences: growing up, going to school, getting a job, friendships, etc.

  • Families ask questions: How do you wake up in the morning? What was your experience in school? Did kids make fun of you because you wore a hearing aid / cochlear implant?

 

Distance Conversational Sign Language Classes

  
  • Online using free programs – cell phones, internet, and check-out DVD’s

  • Free for family members

  • Scheduled at convenient times

  • Classes meet for six weeks in the fall and spring
  

 

 

Interested in participating? Please click the link below to submit the Outreach Intake Form:
 
 
Questions? Feel free to contact us! Click the link below to send us an email:
 
 
 
If you are interested in touring TSD Knoxville, TSD Nashville or WTSD please click the link below to fill out our Tour Form.
 
Birth to Five Brochure