by a b | Aug 21, 2019 | For Professionals, Listening (Auditory Skills) Development
AUDITORY SKILLS FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS Awareness: Detection – Localization – Auditory Attention Speech perception is the set of listening skills that are essential for communicating by spoken language. Speech perception skills can be described in four...
by a b | Aug 21, 2019 | For Professionals, Listening (Auditory Skills) Development
AUDITORY SKILLS FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS Auditory Identification Speech perception is the set of listening skills that are essential for communicating by spoken language. Speech perception skills can be described in four categories: awareness, discrimination,...
by Karen | Aug 9, 2019 | For Professionals, Hearing Loss – Identification, Impact and Next Steps
At the start of each school year, thousands of students enter classrooms with teachers who have never encountered a child with hearing loss. The following list summarizes key needs of students who are deaf or hard of hearing and the critical role of teachers to set...
by Karen | Jun 5, 2019 | For Parents, Hearing Aids and Your Child
Most adults never have to think about hearing aids until they are middle-aged or older. A child with a diagnosis of permanent hearing loss means that you, as his/her parents, will need to understand what hearing aids do and do not do, and how to care for them. The...
by Karen | May 13, 2019 | For Professionals, Planning to Meet Student Needs
Caseloads: According to the 2017 survey conducted by Supporting Success1, the majority of itinerant teachers of the deaf/hard of hearing (ITDHH) have caseloads of 10-25 students in 10 different buildings, with 85% of students being served 1:1 or in small groups, and...