What Is an Audiologist?

AUDIOLOGIST:   An audiologist is a professional trained to diagnose and treat non-medical problems of hearing and balance.  The entry degree for audiologists is either a clinical doctorate (AuD) or research doctorate (PhD), though audiologists used to be able to practice with a Master’s Degree, so some have been grandfathered in.

Giant Snowman On the Wall Activity

The weather is getting colder, so it’s time to bundle up and help children learn some seasonal vocabulary.  Let’s get up from the table, move around the room, and build a giant snowman!

AG Bell 2012: Saturday Concurrent Sessions

In this post: Fathers Parenting a Child with Hearing Loss, Remaining Vigilant for Today’s Children with Hearing Loss, and 60 Minute Session How to Be Effective.

AG Bell 2012: Ling’s Legacy Short Course

Ling’s Legacy: Speech in the 21st Century Mary D. McGinnis, Ph.D.c, LSLS Cert. AVT. John Tracy Clinic Dimity Dornan, AM, A/Prof UQ, PhD UQ, HonDUniv USQ, BSpThy, FSPAA, CpSp, LSLS Cert AVT. Hear and Say Centre Carol Flexer, Ph.D., CCC-A, LSLS Cert. AVT. University of Akron Christina Perigoe, Ph.D., CED, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT. University of Southern Mississippi  

Bilingual Oral Language Learners

Last week, I had the opportunity to attend a workshop on bilingual speech-language pathology.  As the United States becomes more diverse, more and more SLPs and other professionals are facing caseloads with clients who are not native English speakers.

Parent Participation in Auditory Verbal Therapy

One of the hallmarks of Auditory Verbal Therapy is the belief that parents and caregivers are their children’s primary language teachers.  In fact, six of the ten Principles of LSLS Auditory Verbal Therapy begin with the words, “Guide and coach parents[…]“