I recently came across this Family Communication Self-Evaluation checklist. I believe it illustrates several points (does the child have access to ALL of the same information as hearing peers? is communication easy for both parents and children? etc.) that are crucial for parents to consider when choosing a method of communication/education for their child withContinue reading “Family Communication Self-Evaluation Checklist”
Category Archives: Elizabeth Rosenzweig MS CCC-SLP LSLS Cert. AVT
Duct Tape Activities
I don’t know what it is about duct tape, but it is almost universally fascinating. For “just tape” it’s awfully fun, and very useful to lots of people. In my weekly clinic meeting, my supervisor challenged my fellow graduate clinicians and I to come up with activities to target speech and language goals using justContinue reading “Duct Tape Activities”
SMIRPS
When you’re speaking with a small child — any child, with or without a hearing loss — remember to use SMIRPS:
The Next Level
Hooray, hooray! You’ve mastered a goal! Where to now? There are some simple ways to take a skill that your child has mastered and “kick it up a notch” to continue to challenge them to expand their skills. Try this:
Shh!
One of my favorite Auditory-Verbal strategies is also one that, at first, seems ridiculously couterintuitive — whisper!
The 100 Words of Summer
I wish I could take credit for this great idea, but I heard it from Marguerite Vasconcellos, M.S., CED, LSLS Cert. AVT, at a presentation she gave earlier this year.
Eating an Elephant
There’s an old joke that goes… Q: How do you eat an elephant? A: One bite at a time!
Here’s to the Moms!
HERE’S TO THE MOMS Here’s to the Moms who may not have “signed up” to parent a deaf or hard of hearing child, but do so anyway with grace and love.
Resource Files
One of the most crucial aspects of a listening and spoken language intervention with children who are deaf or hard of hearing is PARENT TRAINING. Parents must be empowered to be their child’s primary teacher and language facilitator. Professionals help parents along this journey by modeling skills and techniques, providing information, and guiding and coachingContinue reading “Resource Files”
Principles of Auditory Verbal Therapy
I’d like to share a little bit about the Principles of Auditory-Verbal Therapy. These 10 guidelines are the standards for Listening and Spoken Language Specialists Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapists the world over. The following are the principles (in bold) and my reflections on what they mean to me (in italics). Please note that my reflections areContinue reading “Principles of Auditory Verbal Therapy”
Elizabeth A. Rosenzweig 