Think of your brain as a library. Every experience you’ve had, everything you’ve learned, read, seen, heard, tasted, felt, every good and bad memory, all stored on shelves for your reference. When you encounter something new, you can go back to your library for help understanding it and use things you know from the pastContinue reading “Redundancy, Redundancy, Redundancy”
Tag Archives: Auditory Verbal Therapy
Mind Your Manners!
“Say please.” “What’s the magic word?” “Tell Joshua you’re sorry.” Most parents of toddlers and preschoolers have said these phrases more times than they can count. Manners are an important part of social functioning, and everyone wants to raise a well-behaved child, but are we defeating the purpose when we insist that our early talkersContinue reading “Mind Your Manners!”
WEBINAR 11/24/2015: Beyond Books: Bringing Literacy to Life in Therapy and at Home
Join me for a webinar sponsored by Cochlear and the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children – Renwick Centre entitled “Beyond Books: Bringing Literacy to Life in Therapy and At Home” at 8PM Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday November 24th, 2015. The course is free and you can attend online from home, wherever youContinue reading “WEBINAR 11/24/2015: Beyond Books: Bringing Literacy to Life in Therapy and at Home”
Acoustic Highlighting
How can we make the words we say easier for our children with hearing loss to hear, understand, and use themselves? One technique you can pull out of your toolkit is Acoustic Highlighting. What is it and why does it work? How and when do you do it? Get your highlighters ready, let’s learn!
WEBINAR 9/17/2015: Top Ten Tips for Auditory Verbal Parents
Join me for a webinar on Thursday September 17th where I’ll share my Top Ten Tips for Auditory Verbal Parents. We’ll discuss topics including: How do I know if my child’s devices are programmed well? What do I need to know to write a strong IEP? How do I build strong self-esteem and sibling relationships?Continue reading “WEBINAR 9/17/2015: Top Ten Tips for Auditory Verbal Parents”
10/12/2015: Speech Skills Webinar
Join me on Monday 10/12/2015 at 7PM EST for a webinar on developing speech skills through listening. We’ll discuss articulation development, suggested activities, and special concerns like apraxia and bilingual language learners. This presentation is appropriate for parents and professionals, and qualifies for 1CE credit from the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language.Continue reading “10/12/2015: Speech Skills Webinar”
LSLS Exam Study Session: Fall/Winter 2015
Are you a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS) candidate planning to sit for the exam this fall or winter? Join a virtual study session to sharpen your skills and prepare for success!
Graduation: When Do We Finish with Therapy?
Long ago, many children with hearing loss received “speech therapy” well into their teen years and beyond. Thanks to newborn hearing screening, early intervention, and great hearing technology, the world is changing! Now, we find ourselves asking, “When is a child with hearing loss ready to graduate from auditory-verbal therapy?” More correctly, because therapy is aContinue reading “Graduation: When Do We Finish with Therapy?”
Are You Flexible?
Accomplished language users know that there are multiple ways to communicate the same message. You could say, “I’m hungry” or I could say, “I’m starving/ famished/ peckish” You could bluntly accuse someone of overreacting or gently prod them with, “Hey! Don’t have a cow!” You could ask a question directly, “Can you please turn on theContinue reading “Are You Flexible?”
8/12-13/2015: An Evening for Parents and a Day for Professionals in Utah
I’m thrilled to be heading West this August to speak at the generous invitation of AG Bell Utah and Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind.
