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4 Considerations for Smooth (t)Transition
Transitioning from Age 3 to School Age When a child transitions out of Early Intervention at the age of three and prepares to enter a preschool setting, their needs, goals and...
22nd Nov 2022
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5 Ways to Support Deaf or Hard of Hearing...
A child who is deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) often has challenges understanding in situations that are not their typical, day-to-day communication. A simple trip to the beach...
23rd May 2022
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Access via the Americans with...
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...
02nd Jun 2017
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Accommodations via 504 Plans and the...
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...
02nd Jun 2017
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Developing Your Child’s Reading Skills
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...
02nd Jun 2017
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Emailable Tips for Teachers
I was so pleased when I received an email from Monica Cegelka, one of the great teacher consultants at CREC Soundbridge in Connecticut, who shared these Teacher Tips with me....
02nd Jun 2017
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Getting Ready to Read
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...
02nd Jun 2017
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Inclusion – Factors that Make it or...
Every parent and teacher want children with hearing loss to be successful in the classroom, both academically and socially. There are benefits to including students with...
15th Nov 2018
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Individual Education Plans (IEP) and 504...
As a parent are you highly concerned about what you may hear at your child’s IEP meeting? Or are you upset by a recent meeting. Refer here and here for useful suggestions on...
02nd Jun 2017
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Information to Discuss with your...
My child is in elementary school. What should I share with his new teacher? What should I be aware of when I meet with the school team? How will I know what to ask for? Complete...
02nd Jun 2017
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Is the Inclusion Model Good for Students...
Download this article as a PDF Special education students are first and foremost general education students. Many, if not most, school districts in the US are actively...
01st Oct 2017
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Keys To Improving Reading Skills
Reading is foundational to school success. It takes approximately 20,000 hours of listening to speech before a child’s brain has clear mental referents for each of the...
22nd Jan 2018
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