by Karen | Feb 21, 2020 | For Professionals, Hearing Loss – Identification, Impact and Next Steps
Understanding and Preventing CMV in the Educational Setting Author: Brenda Balch, M.D., AAP EHDI Chapter Champion for CT The leading cause of sensorineural hearing loss is heredity, but many people don’t realize that the second most common cause of SNHL in...
by Karen | Feb 11, 2020 | Advocacy Notes
Captioning in the Classroom My child can’t keep up with what is said, but the school said that they wouldn’t provide captioning… Why would captioning be needed? Hearing loss decreases the amount of speech that is perceived, especially...
by Karen | Feb 11, 2020 | Goodies
Captioning in the Classroom My child can’t keep up with what is said, but the school said that they wouldn’t provide captioning… Why would captioning be needed? Hearing loss decreases the amount of speech that is perceived, especially...
by Karen | Feb 11, 2020 | For Professionals, Language and Speech Development Issues, Progressive Plans
Students with hearing loss, whether hard of hearing or deaf, are at high risk for deficits in syntax due to their imperfect perception of the English language. Word endings, tense, and other grammatical features are often lost when these ‘bits and pieces’ are not...
by Karen | Jan 28, 2020 | Advocacy Notes
TOPIC: I’ve asked the school to check a student’s hearing aids and FM/RM system daily and they refuse. Documenting Daily Amplification Use is Legally REQUIRED in the U.S. Per IDEA Sec. 300.113. (a) Each public agency must ensure that hearing aids worn in school by...
