The child is getting fussy, the parent is getting bored, and the therapist is starting to sweat. It’s time to change activities, and stat. But it’s not as simple as pulling out a new toy. How you make the change makes a big difference.
Tag Archives: Infants
Video Testimonial: Wallace’s Family
Are you interested in learning more about how auditory verbal teletherapy services can teach YOU to be the best parent you can be for your child with hearing loss? Contact me!
Why Not Baby Signs?
Even parents who have chosen a listening and spoken language outcome for their children often ask, “Should we use baby signs?” just to fill the gap during the time from identification to cochlear implantation, or identification to those first spoken words. If you’re to believe the media hype, every parent, those of children with and withoutContinue reading “Why Not Baby Signs?”
What to Expect On Activation Day
The day you’ve been waiting for is finally here! After the process of candidacy assessments, choosing a device, and surgery, it’s finally time to activate the cochlear implant. I’ve written before about what to expect in the first few week’s after a child’s CI is activated, but what should you expect on your child’s activationContinue reading “What to Expect On Activation Day”
Just One Hurdle: A Strategy for Teaching New Skills
On your mark… get set… go! In a track and field competition, runners race around the track, jumping hurdle after hurdle in an attempt to be the first to the finish line. It’s an incredible sight. When we’re teaching children with hearing loss a new listening, speech, or language skill, however, we’re running a differentContinue reading “Just One Hurdle: A Strategy for Teaching New Skills”
What Are the Advantages of Teletherapy?
When I began to offer teletherapy services, I wanted to make sure that my clients would be receiving treatment that was as good as in-person therapy. What I didn’t realize was that, in many cases, teletherapy could be even better than treatment in a brick-and-mortar location!
AG Bell 2014: Concurrent Sessions
In this recap: Complicated Cochlear Implant Cases and Evidence Based Data to Support Early Cochlear Implantation Complicated Cochlear Implant Cases Ted Meyer, M.D., Ph.D. Meredith Holcomb, Au.D., CCC-A
Why Do Babies Need “Speech” Therapy? The Importance of Early Intervention
Even hearing babies don’t talk at this age. Why does a child with hearing loss need “speech”?
Listening Environments: Greenhouse vs. Garden
Imagine a sapling in a tiny greenhouse. The greenhouse is a small, protective place for new plants. The elements are controlled, the four walls all around block out the noise, and little plants are perfectly positioned to soak up all the benefits of this enriched environment.
Erber’s Hierarchy: The Listening Ladder
How do we take a new listener from hearing beeps at their cochlear implant activation to enjoying the whole wide world of sound? Well, if you remember how to eat an elephant, it’s not so hard at all! Erber’s Hierarcy, developed by speech scientist Dr. Norman Erber, breaks the listening task into four steps. By guidingContinue reading “Erber’s Hierarchy: The Listening Ladder”
Elizabeth A. Rosenzweig 