by Karen | Jun 2, 2017 | Amplification, For Professionals
We hear with our brains, not our ears Information found on Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss provides many resources for developing the listening, language, cognitive, literacy and academic participation skills of children who are deaf or hard of...
by Karen | Jun 2, 2017 | Amplification, For Professionals
Connecting Hearing Devices to Computers or iPads Increasingly students are expected to be able to listen to iPads or computers in the classroom and to also respond verbally. For children with typical hearing this is accomplished with standard headphones or with...
by Karen | Jun 2, 2017 | For Professionals, Self-Concept: How the Child with Hearing Loss Sees Himself
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN: A time of uncertainty As the child enters school, his self-concept is influenced not only by his parents, but also by a growing circle of other people, including teachers and friends. The child gets feedback from many people on his physical...
by Karen | Jun 2, 2017 | Early Childhood: Infants, Toddlers, Preschool, For Parents, For Professionals, School-Aged Children with Hearing Loss
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 from overhearing – or incidental learning. Factor in the reality that it takes about 20,000...
by Karen | Jun 2, 2017 | For Parents, School-Aged Children with Hearing Loss
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 loss become successful readers and there is not one way to improve reading ability for all...