CID BLOG FOR PROFESSIONALS
Welcome to our blog dedicated to you, the professional supporting a child with hearing loss. Here you will find a wealth of informative listening and spoken language topics, along with recommendations you can apply to your students. Whether you’re a speech-language pathologist, teacher of the deaf, early interventionist or audiologist, or if you simply have a professional interest in supporting children who are deaf and hard of hearing, you’ve come to the right place for insights you can apply in your own setting.
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By guest authors:
Elizabeth Rosenzweig, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT
Elaine Smolen, MAT, LSLS Cert. AVEd
Maria Hartman, Ph.D.
Our research ...
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are busy. Their caseload numbers are high, their list of students in need of an evaluation is continually ...
by Jessica Klein, MS, CCC-SLP
The times they are a changin’ (and have been changing) in the field of deaf education. Today, more and more ...
by Kathy Holtman, AuD, CCC-A
How early is too early for speech perception tasks? With the CID ESP – Early Speech Perception test, the early ...
Fall is here, and with its arrival comes the opportunity for field trips…to the pumpkin patch, to pick apples, you name it! It's simple to turn ...
by Jessica Klein, MS, CCC-SLP
with contributions from Emily Humphrey, MSDE, CED
Read this article in Spanish!
What is background noise and
Coaching parents* is one the best ways to bridge the gap between home and school. It not only builds relationships with parents, but it provides ...
by Jennifer Manley, MS, CED
As educators, we know many typical reasons why children may have behavioral challenges: a lack of skills, a desire
by guest authors Sonia Arora, PhD, and Elaine Smolen, MAT, LSLS Cert. AVEd
We have all heard that children develop language through frequent, ...
As a teacher, my goal has always been for my students to learn successfully and with enjoyment. In my efforts to support them, I have:
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Mr. Fred Rogers said, “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play ...
by Andrea Osman, MSDE, MPPA
CID is dedicated to continuing educational and enriching opportunities for children with hearing loss over the ...
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