The Auditory Brain: A Gateway to Language and Literacy

Session Dates

Friday March 06, 2026 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM - Webinar

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In this insightful session we will be exploring how the auditory brain shapes language, literacy, and cognitive development in children. This webinar will highlight recent research on the brain’s connection to hearing, hearing loss, auditory neural deprivation, and the role of hearing technologies—providing practical ways to explain these concepts to families pursuing listening and spoken language outcomes. We’ll bridge research to real-world strategies for advancing spoken language, literacy, and even music skills, while uncovering the critical link between sleep and cognitive growth. Finally, discover cutting-edge 2026 strategies and technologies that professionals and families can use to enhance listening, language, literacy, and cognition in infants and children.

Objectives

Participants will be able to:

1. Define recent auditory brain research emphasizing the connection between the brain, hearing, hearing loss, auditory neural deprivation, and use of hearing technologies – and explain this connection to families who have listening and spoken language as desired outcomes for their child.
2. Identify the path from research to practice for the development and advancement of spoken language, literacy, and music.
3. Describe the relationship of sleep to a child’s cognitive development.
4. Identify strategies and technologies used by professionals and families that can enhance listening, language, literacy, and cognition in infants and children.

Target Audience

This training is designed for Infant Toddler and Preschool Early Intervention Professionals, Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Home Visiting/Family Support staff and families of children who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind. Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate individuals who have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and who need assistance at this event. Contact: Molly Martz, at 717-901-2151, or mmartz@pattan.net.