Sometimes it is difficult to tell whether or not a child with a hearing loss is presenting with a true speech and/or language disorder, or if the problems in their speech and language skills are due to hearing loss alone. For some children, you think, “Wow. This child probably would have had speech/language issues even withoutContinue reading “Speech/Articulation Issue or a Hearing Problem?”
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Cochlear Celebration 2009: Session Notes
RAISING A CHILD WITH HEARING LOSS (Sherilyn M. Adler, Ph.D.) Dr. Sherilyn M. Adler, a developmental psychologist, psychotherapist, and mother of a teenager who is a CI recipient, gave an excellent presentation on the joys and challenges of parenting children with hearing loss. Drawing from her experience as both a psychologist and a parent, sheContinue reading “Cochlear Celebration 2009: Session Notes”
Play It By Ear Seminar: Day Two
AUDITORY INTERVENTION IN ACTION Joanna Smith, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT and Teresa Caraway, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT (both from Hearts for Hearing)
Bilateral Cochlear Implants: Reasons, Research, and Support
At the “Play It By Ear!” seminar, audiologist Jace Wolfe, Ph.D., CCC-A (Hearts for Hearing) gave lots of fantastic information about bilateral implants as part of a larger presentation on developments in audiology. The information was so wonderful, and bilateral implants are such a “hot topic” right now, I decided that this subject deserved itsContinue reading “Bilateral Cochlear Implants: Reasons, Research, and Support”
Play It By Ear Seminar: Day One
SETTING THE STAGE TO MAXIMIZE AUDITORY POTENTIAL: AGRESSIVE AUDIOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT AND USE OF HEARING TECHNOLOGY Jace Wolfe, Ph.D., CCC-A (Hearts for Hearing) The Joint Committee on Infant Hearing published its latest position statement on October 1, 2007. Some of the most significant changes are:
Don’t Wait for New Hearing Technology: The Time Is NOW!
One of the most common concerns expressed by people considering a cochlear implant is, “What about new technology? What about hair cell regeneration or fully implantable CIs? Is now really the best time to take this leap of faith?”
Tips for Improving Classroom Acoustics
Classroom acoustics are an important part of helping deaf student succeed in the mainstream. While the easy to clean tile floors and large open spaces of most elementary school classrooms make them ideal for the messy, experiential learning that is so crucial to development in the first few years of school, they also add upContinue reading “Tips for Improving Classroom Acoustics”
Elizabeth A. Rosenzweig 