Unlocking the Doors to Academic Success for Children with Hearing Loss! The Keys: Reading Aloud, Phonemic Awareness, and Oral Narration Today I attended an excellent seminar given by Kathryn Wilson, M.S., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT on how parents and professionals can use phonological awareness skills to give children with hearing loss the best chanceContinue reading “Unlocking the Doors to Academic Success for Children With Hearing Loss”
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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)
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:
Chronological Age vs. Hearing Age
CHRONOLOGICAL AGE: How old a child actually is. Time since the child was born. HEARING AGE: Time since the child has been receiving auditory input through appropriate amplification. Time since the child received hearing aids and/or cochlear implants.
Why I Don’t Worry About Vocal Quality
This may sound shocking, coming from an Auditory Verbal Therapist, but I don’t lose sleep at night over whether a child’s speech sounds “deaf” or not. Yup. You read it correctly. Why???
AG Bell 2008: Sunday Concurrent Sessions
LOVE DOES HAPPEN AT AG BELL So this might not have been the most informative session I attended all weekend, but it was certainly the most enjoyable! “Love Happens” was a panel discussion led by three couples, all of whom met at or through AG Bell. They told the adorable stories of how they metContinue reading “AG Bell 2008: Sunday Concurrent Sessions”
AG Bell 2008: Monday Concurrent Sessions
EMPOWERING FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH COCHLEAR IMPLANTS AND OF LOW SES Mary Ellen Nevins, Ed.D. (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia), Renate Schultz, B.A. (University of Chicago), and Dana Suskind, M.D. (University of Chicago)
AG Bell 2008: Saturday Concurrent Sessions
Oh my goodness, where to begin? Convention has been AMAZING and I am learning great new things and meeting great new people every minute of every day! There are TONS of things to write about, but here’s a quick summary of the things I learned and did on Saturday:
AG Bell 2008: Friday Concurrent Sessions
THE BIG EARLY INTERVENTION PUZZLE Susan Lenihan, Ph.D. (Fontbonne University), Catherine Schroy, M.S., CCC-A (Central Institute for the Deaf), Christine Clark, M.A.Ed., C.E.D. (Central Institute for the Deaf), Mary Daniels, M.A.Ed. (St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf)
Reading Aloud and Other Everyday Reading Activities
“Readers are leaders and leaders are readers.” One of the most important things you can do for your child, deaf or not, is READ, READ, READ. Read to them, read with them, encourage them to read to themselves and to you. Set a good example by reading a lot yourself, and show them everyday situationsContinue reading “Reading Aloud and Other Everyday Reading Activities”
Elizabeth A. Rosenzweig 