by Karen | May 9, 2023 | For Parents, Hearing Aids and Your Child
Why do children need Ear Gear? As a result of newborn hearing screening, more and more babies are being fit with hearing aids. About 95% of their parents have had no experience with having a person with hearing loss in the family and hearing devices are a big...
by Karen | May 9, 2023 | For Parents, For Professionals, Hearing Aids and Your Child, Hearing Loss – Identification, Impact and Next Steps
It’s a common misconception that hearing aids “fix” hearing loss like glasses “fix” vision loss. While hearing aids are prescribed for those with hearing loss, hearing aids don’t fix hearing loss. Children with hearing loss...
by Karen | Apr 24, 2023 | For Professionals, Language and Speech Development Issues
Developing written language is a skill that requires a strong language base. Like literacy-based skills, language and vocabulary are necessary for developing written language. Students who are deaf and hard of hearing will require explicit instruction in...
by Karen | Mar 31, 2023 | For Professionals, Hearing Loss – Identification, Impact and Next Steps
“Once your learn to read, you will be forever free”-Frederick Douglass In order to understand how students with hearing loss learn to read, it is important for educators to understand how students with typical hearing learn to read. Learning...
by Karen | Mar 14, 2023 | For Professionals, Planning to Meet Student Needs
We all want students to be critical thinkers, problem solvers and decision-makers across academic content areas as well as social and emotional contexts1. Smooth social interactions help not only with language learning, but also self-esteem and a feeling of belonging....
