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Two Deaf mentors sit on the floor with a family during a Deaf Mentor Program session. A mother holds her young daughter, while the group engages in interactive communication using sign language. Text reads: 'Deaf Mentor Program – For Ages 0–5 D/HH children.'

Mentors

The Deaf Mentor Program is offered to families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing, from birth through 5 years old. Mentors meet with each family on a regular basis, either at the family home or remotely, to provide them with:

  • coaching on how to make the child’s environment more visually accessible
  • explain about early visual communication,
  • strategies for developing the child’s language foundation through visual communication.
 

Mentors are trained in the SKI-HI curriculum and American Sign Language (ASL) instruction. Mentors will show family members how to use ASL through both informal interactions and more formal ASL lessons. They will also share information about deaf culture and introduce the family to the local Deaf community. This service is provided at no cost to all families in the state of Texas who have a child with a hearing difference.

Deaf Mentor Testimonials