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Amy Szarkowski, PhD is Director of The Institute at the Children’s Center for Communication/Beverly School for the Deaf (CCCBSD), which strives to bridge research-and-practice to inform scholarship and to promote professional excellence in the support, education, and care of children through young adults who are deaf/hard of hearing or have disabilities. She is faculty in the LEND program (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities) at Boston Children’s Hospital/Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Boston, and Assistant Professor (part-time) in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Szarkowski is a Core Team member with Fostering Joy and a member of the Writing Team for the Family-Centered Early Intervention (FCEI) International Consensus Panel. Dr. Szarkowski also has a long-standing interest in pragmatics, informed by her clinical work and scholarly interests. In 2020, she led a team of researchers and scholars in the publication of a Pediatrics Supplement on Pragmatics in Deaf Children.
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Emerson College is pleased to announce the 2022 Speech and Hearing Foundation of MA lecture by Dr. Amy Szarkowski, Director of The Institute at the Children's Center for Communication/Beverly School for the Deaf (CCCBSD).
Pragmatics in Children who are Deaf or Hard of HearingThursday, October 13, 2022
Light refreshments & networking: 5:30 - 6:00 pm
Lecture: 6:00 - 7:30 pm
ASL interpretation and CART provided
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The importance of the development of language and communication abilities among children who are deaf or hard of hearing is widely recognized. Yet, pragmatics - sometimes referred to as "social communication" - is not as often considered.
This presentation will highlight why pragmatic development should be of interest to professionals and caregivers alike. From infancy through adulthood, pragmatics can influence how individuals interact with and understand others and their world. Drawing on clinical experience and scholarly work in this area, Dr. Szarkowski will share insights about areas of pragmatic vulnerabilities as well as strengths among children who are deaf or hard of hearing and will offer evidence-informed suggestions for bolstering pragmatic abilities.