by Karen | Jun 2, 2017 | Early Childhood: Infants, Toddlers, Preschool, For Parents, For Professionals, School-Aged Children with Hearing Loss
Hearing loss causes a smaller listening bubble and reduces the amount of incidental language learning that a child will hear. It is said that about 80% of vocabulary is learned from overhearing – or incidental learning. Factor in the reality that it takes about 20,000...
by Karen | Jun 2, 2017 | For Parents, School-Aged Children with Hearing Loss
The love of reading starts at home! Here are 10 ways that families can improve their child’s reading skills, with or without a hearing loss! Not all children with hearing loss become successful readers and there is not one way to improve reading ability for all...
by Karen | Jun 2, 2017 | For Parents, School-Aged Children with Hearing Loss
For many students with learning challenges—and for many without—the key to success in the classroom lies in having appropriate adaptations, accommodations, and modifications made to the instruction and other classroom activities. Some adaptations are as simple as...
by Karen | Jun 2, 2017 | For Parents, School-Aged Children with Hearing Loss
For additional information, especially on ADA requirements that schools ensure that communication access is as effective for children with hearing loss as it is for their typically hearing peers read more here. Million Dollar Settlement Highlights Need to Accommodate...
by Karen | Jun 2, 2017 | For Parents, School-Aged Children with Hearing Loss
Americans with Disabilities Act – Clarification for Schools Schools are required to ensure equal communication access. Communication access is a key component of 504, IDEA and Title II of the ADA. A November 2014 policy guidance from the US Department of Education and...