OCSD Leadership: Family Support Director

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👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Empowering Families with ASL 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

The Family Support Director connects families with Deaf children to vital resources and training, fostering early language development through ASL. By coordinating programs like ASL Parent Child Mother Goose, this role helps parents bond with their children using interactive stories and poetry.

Through ASL classes and trained instructors, families gain the tools and confidence to communicate effectively, creating a strong foundation for their children’s growth and learning.

Transcript:
Signed by Talia Wall-Di Giuseppe
The Family Support Director is dedicated to supporting families with Deaf children by providing accessible ASL education. This role coordinates with the facilitators of the ASL Parent Child Mother Goose program, training ASL instructors to engage young children and their parents through fun, interactive stories and poetry. The Mother Goose program is a vital tool in helping parents bond with their children through sign language, fostering early language development. Additionally, the Family Support Director organizes ASL classes for families of Deaf children, ensuring that parents have the skills and confidence to communicate effectively with their children. By connecting families to resources and trained instructors, this role plays a key part in building strong, supportive environments for Deaf children’s growth and learning.