Tag Archives: Auditory Verbal Therapy

7/23/2015: Cochlear™ Facebook Q&A with an Auditory-Verbal Therapist

Join me on July 23rd, 2015 from 5-7PM Eastern Standard Time as I moderate a Facebook Q&A session sponsored by Cochlear! You can submit your questions live or ahead of time on the event page. CLICK HERE to RSVP!

Observing vs. Mindreading

When a child is very young and/or doesn’t talk much (… yet!) it seems like we (parents and professionals) suddenly seem to develop psychic abilities.  Mindreading means anticipating the child’s need or what the child is going to say, and taking care of it before giving the child a chance to ask for help or sayContinue reading “Observing vs. Mindreading”

Dear Parents: I Believe In You

I see this “classroom letter” posted a lot on teachers’ Pinterest boards (and in their classrooms).  It’s a beautiful message, and I think we can all agree that it is important to help children feel safe, supported, and encouraged in their classrooms.  But what if we wrote this very same letter to the parents weContinue reading “Dear Parents: I Believe In You”

I Do Not Run a Pet Shop: Dogs, Parrots, and Auditory Verbal Therapy

Helping a child with hearing loss learn to listen and talk can be a lot of fun, but when the going gets tough, it’s easy to slip into patterns that we think are helping us but are really pushing us further from our goal.  Parents and professionals can be equally guilty of these bad habits.  WhatContinue reading “I Do Not Run a Pet Shop: Dogs, Parrots, and Auditory Verbal Therapy”

The Auditory Feedback Loop

What is the Auditory Feedback Loop?  Have you ever had a cold and had the experience of not being able to hear your own voice clearly, or been so stuffed up that you couldn’t say certain sounds (“my mom” becomes “by bob”)?  Have you ever caught yourself using a word you didn’t mean to inContinue reading “The Auditory Feedback Loop”

The Catch-Up Game: WEBINAR RECORDING

Enjoy this recording of my 3/25/2015 webinar for the Cochlear HOPE series, “The Catch-Up Game: Working with Children Who Receive Cochlear Implants Late.” Click CC in the lower right corner for captions. 

“Too Early” to Mainstream a Child with Hearing Loss?

One of the parents in my practice, the mother of a bright, early-identified, early-amplified, thriving AV toddler, was discussing her son’s preschool options.  Should he enroll in a local class for children with hearing loss, or attend the neighborhood preschool with his hearing peers.  “I wonder,” the mother asked, “is it ever “too early” to mainstream?”

WEBINAR 4/30/2015: Beginning with Babies: Hearing Technology, Family Counseling, and Early Language Development

    SPACES ARE LIMITED.  REGISTER TODAY! UPDATE 4/17/2015:  Registration is now full.  Due to the high level of interest in this program, we may be offering an encore of the webinar in May.  Stay tuned!  

Playing Tricks in Therapy

Serious, boring therapy?  No thank you!  Practical jokes can be a lot of fun, but look beneath the surface and you’ll find a wealth of listening and language goals, too.  Let’s talk about sabotage, theory of mind, jokes, and helping children with hearing loss develop a sense of humor.