by Karen | Jun 5, 2017 | Early Childhood: Infants, Toddlers, Preschool, For Professionals, Speech Perception & Learning
WE HEAR WITH OUR BRAINS, NOT OUR EARS. The ears are just a way for sound to get in for processing by the brain (Carol Flexer). Print Version Hearing is a first-order event for spoken language, reading, and learning which is all based on early development of the...
by Karen | Jun 5, 2017 | Early Childhood: Infants, Toddlers, Preschool, For Professionals
Early detection of hearing loss has resulted in much earlier diagnosis of hearing loss and provides the time amplification fitting at a young age. As important, early identification of hearing loss allows professionals to work with families to assist them in learning...
by Karen | Jun 5, 2017 | Assessment of Student Skills, Challenges, Needs, Assessment of Student Skills, Challenges, Needs, For Professionals
Evaluation considerations for students with hearing loss mean using a variety of assessment tools to understand how hearing loss affects learning, communication, and progress in the general curriculum. Schools must not use any single test as the only reason to decide...
by Karen | Jun 5, 2017 | Assessment of Student Skills, Challenges, Needs, Early Childhood: Infants, Toddlers, Preschool, For Professionals
Simple Method of Reporting Communication Development Outcomes We weigh babies and measure children’s height regularly as a check to be sure that they are growing as they should. Similarly, a young child with hearing loss is especially vulnerable to becoming delayed in...
by Karen | Jun 5, 2017 | Assessment of Student Skills, Challenges, Needs, For Professionals
NEW! Streamlined and easier to use Listening Inventory For Education-Revised (LIFE-R) This FREE tool is exclusively offered by Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss. What is it? The Listening Inventory For Education – Revised efficacy tools are...
