In this post: Using information technology to improve Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs. Read on!
Category Archives: Elizabeth Rosenzweig MS CCC-SLP LSLS Cert. AVT
Parents’ Sign Language Proficiency
When a child is born, his brain is a wondrous organ, primed to learn language and make sense of the world. Hearing or deaf, children are born with an auditory cortex and language centers in the brain. They are sponges, soaking up experiences and language input.
Grammatical Morphemes: Precious, Fleeting, and Oh-So-Important
Morphemes are the smallest units of speech capable of conveying meaning. Words like “dog” and “bark” are “free” morphemes, because they stand alone and have meaning. Grammatical morphemes are tiny markers that can be added to these words to add to or change their meaning. They are “bound” morphemes because they don’t work on theirContinue reading “Grammatical Morphemes: Precious, Fleeting, and Oh-So-Important”
The Hand Cue
The Hand Cue is one of the most hotly debated and contentious aspects of Auditory-Verbal Therapy. What is the Hand Cue?
Spice Up Your IEPs with SALSAS
Writing goals for a child’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP) can be stressful. This document, which is legally binding, spells out the child’s goals for the year. While it can be changed and altered as needed, the process of doing so can be time-consuming and difficult. How can you make sure you’ve written a comprehensive, appropriateContinue reading “Spice Up Your IEPs with SALSAS”
Warren Estabrooks Presentation 1/21/2011
On Friday, I had the pleasure of attending a presentation on Auditory-Verbal Therapy by the esteemed Warren Estabrooks, M.Ed., Dip.Ed.Deaf, LSLS Cert. AVT, President and CEO of WE Listen International, Inc. Like all great presentations, I came away enlightened, challenged, and full of great ideas to incorporate into my practice of the art and science of AVT.Continue reading “Warren Estabrooks Presentation 1/21/2011”
Difficult Listening Situations
The first steps to listening well are: a well-programmed hearing aid or Baha and/or well-MAPped cochlear implant(s) therapy (auditory training, aural (re)habilitation, Auditory-Verbal Therapy) from a qualified profressional practice, practice, practice
Get Off the Stage!
Are you making therapy happen? Can your sessions be heard in the next state because you’re speaking so loudly? Are you EX-AAAAAA-GER-RAAAAAA-TING the WORDS so LOUDly and unNATuraLY that even a person with typical hearing would have trouble deciphering your message? Do you leave the session sweating because of the song-and-dance routine you’ve just performed?
Troubleshooting Tough Times
What do you do when the going gets tough? Well, there’s not one perfect answer for every CI user or every situation, but here are a few suggestions to keep in mind during difficult times:
Books for Shared Reading: Choosing Them, Changing Them
Sharing books with your child is one of the best activities you can choose for growing pre-literacy, speech, language, listening, and social skills. By carefully choosing books, and changing them to fit your needs, you can enhance the language and listening opportunities and help have a more successful interaction with your child or student(s).
Elizabeth A. Rosenzweig 