You never know how many shades of “white” there are until you want to paint a room. You head to the hardware store looking for white paint — normal, plain, white paint — and are confronted with dozens of options. Eggshell. Polar Bear. Frost. Antique White. Vibrant White. To the untrained eye, they look virtuallyContinue reading “Paint Chips and Auditory Discrimination”
Tag Archives: Cochlear Implants
FREE PRINTABLE: Don’t Forget to Feed Your Brain!
Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean our brains take a break from growing. Use this printable to remind yourself, your child, or the families you serve to keep up the good work of “feeding their brains”!
HELP! My Child Won’t Wear His Cochlear Implant Processor!
This is a common question (more like agonized wail) I hear from parents, both in person and online. You go through the entire process of CI candidacy and surgery, and then… the child doesn’t want to (or just plain won’t) wear the cochlear implant processor. Where do we go from here!?!
But What Will He Do When the Hearing Technology Is Off?
One common question I hear about children who are deaf but listen and speak with the help of hearing technology is, “But what will he do when the cochlear implant [or hearing aid, or Baha] is off?” What about bath time, swimming time, night time? What if a battery dies or equipment malfunctions? Are those reasonsContinue reading “But What Will He Do When the Hearing Technology Is Off?”
2016 RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM NEUROIMAGING – PREDICTING HEARING AND LANGUAGE OUTCOMES
The 2016 AG Bell Research Symposium was sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders (NIDCD), and featured panelists: Julie Arenberg Bierer, Ph.D., CCC-A John S. Oghalai, M.D. René Gifford, Ph.D. Anu Sharma, Ph.D.
Complex and Challenging Cases: WEBINAR RECORDING
See below for a recording of my May 2016 presentation for Cochlear and the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children/Renwick Centre “Complex and Challenging Cases” [CC]
WEBINAR: AVT Jumpstart!
Are you a parent considering Auditory Verbal Therapy for your child? Are you a professional considering pursing Listening and Spoken Language Specialist certification? Are you a speech-language pathologist with deaf children on your caseload? Are you a teacher of the deaf looking to brush up on your spoken language strategies? This webinar is for YOU!
WEBINAR 6/7/2016: Oral Bilingualism
Many of today’s children with hearing loss are growing up in homes and communities where they are exposed to multiple spoken languages. This presentation will address the issues involved in helping these children communicate effectively in diverse linguistic environments: foundations of bilingual language acquisition, common challenges, engaging families from minority languages and cultures, and howContinue reading “WEBINAR 6/7/2016: Oral Bilingualism”
WEBINAR 5/3/2016: Complex and Challenging Cases
Children with multiple disabilities. Malformed cochleae. Late diagnosis. Impoverished family situation. Low parental involvement. Regression. Slow progress. What’s a therapist to do?
WEBINAR 11/10/2015: More Than Just Ears: Hearing Loss, Balance, and Mental Health
Join me on Tuesday November 10, 2015 at 7PM EST for “More Than Just Ears: Hearing Loss, Balance, and Mental Health” a free webinar sponsored by Ear Gear and offered for continuing education credit from the International Hearing Society. Register below!
Elizabeth A. Rosenzweig 