Video Testimonial: Wallace’s Family
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I have a confession: I love mistakes. I love when kids make them, I love when parents make them, and I even love when I make them, too!
I often hear from frustrated parents, “My child knows A, my child knows B, so why on earth can’t she make a sentence with A and B together? I’m pulling my hair out!” Moving from single words to phrases of two words or more is a significant milestone in language development. How do we help…
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 in…
On Thursday, we drove to Costa Rica’s rainforest canopy. It was amazingly lush, filled with all kinds of insects and animals, and humid! At Turu Ba Ri park, we were able to ride zip lines across the canopy for an amazing view of wild Costa Rica, and take a horseback tour. While on our tour,…
When you meet someone new, one of the first questions we tend to ask is, “What do you do?” When I tell people that I teach children with hearing loss to listen and speak, it’s a real conversation starter. Here are some of my most frequently asked questions about hearing loss, hearing technology, and Auditory Verbal…
The Learning to Listen Sounds are one of the first things a parent learns when introduced to Auditory-Verbal Therapy. Therapists with a caseload of many new listeners repeat these sounds dozens of times a day. While a box full of Learning to Listen Sound toys is great, pairing these sounds and toys with a literacy…