In Auditory Verbal Therapy, we want children to learn to listen all the time, but we don’t want them to focus just on listening. We focus on audition, but we don’t focus only on audition. Listening is an important factor, but it’s not the only factor. So which is it — is AVT all about listening, orContinue reading “It’s All About Listening/ It’s Not All About Listening”
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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]
Falling into a Hole
When I help children learn language, I want them to fall into a really deep hole. It’s not as mean as it sounds! By thinking about learning new skills as “falling into a hole” vs. “climbing into a mountain,” we, parents and professionals, can structure our play with children to help them learn more while struggling less. Here’sContinue reading “Falling into a Hole”
Why I Stopped Saying “Good”
In my completely unbiased opinion, I work with some of the best children, families, and Listening and Spoken Language Specialist candidates in the world. But this year, I’ve decided to stop telling them that they’re doing a good job. Here’s why…
WEBINAR: Building Speech Skills Through Listening
Forget the flashcards, ditch the drills. You can help children with hearing loss develop beautiful, natural speech skills through listening and play! This webinar will cover the essentials behind the theory of speech acoustics and how parents and professionals can use this information to use listening to develop speech. Best of all, there are no flashcards involved! You’llContinue reading “WEBINAR: Building Speech Skills Through Listening”
WEBINAR 2/16/2016: One Lesson, Five Levels
How can you choose one book and one set of toys a week and make them work for ALL of your patients? How can professionals working with groups of children make one lesson effective for children at various levels? How can parents choose toys that will help their children grow speech and language skills forContinue reading “WEBINAR 2/16/2016: One Lesson, Five Levels”
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?
The Observation Challenge
Peek into an Auditory Verbal Therapy session, and you’re likely to see a whirlwind of activity: playing games, cooking snacks, reading books, and talking, talking, talking. There’s a lot of doing happening, but there’s something to be said for what we don’t do, too.
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”
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”
Elizabeth A. Rosenzweig 