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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When you hear hooves, think horses not zebras.
Hearing technology has improved immensely over the last decade, and language outcomes for ...
Teachers of the Deaf are well-equipped for addressing the language, communication and literacy needs of students who are deaf/hard of hearing ...
What we know and what we wanted to know
Language input refers to the exposure learners have to the language they are expected to acquire. ...
You might see the accommodation of preferential seating on a child’s IEP. Preferential seating means that a student’s seat is in a location ...
Conversation is a vital and extremely complex activity. Its components depend upon language, speech and listening skills. These areas create ...
Fragmented Hearing -> Effort -> Listening Comprehension -> Fatigue -> Pace of Learning
Communication access is required for a ...
Prompting language can easily be overlooked on the road to developing spontaneous language. Children begin learning language by imitating ...
Executive function is a term that has long been studied by neuropsychologists, but in more recent years has been a hot topic in schools. Have ...
In addition to speech, language and auditory skills, self-advocacy and conversational repair strategies are important skills to develop in ...
So much of the focus from parents and professionals revolves around diagnosis, amplification and the development of speech and language, often ...
Collecting data is a must for SLPs and teachers in special education. We have to know if IEP speech, language and auditory goals are being met ...
When SLPs work with young children, they help mold speech skills. But with older children, SLPs usually need to break that mold because ...
Recent Posts
Get in the Game: Setting your child with hearing loss up for success in sports
A look at summer camps for children with hearing loss
Helping parents understand their role in each step of the IEP process
The importance of understanding parental rights for a child’s first IEP
Top 5 activities to promote auditory development in young children
From our classroom to yours: 5 ways to teach kindness
Too loud: 5 ways to prevent early hearing loss in children
The importance of collaborating with the pediatric audiologist
Supporting Spanish-speaking professionals and families
Preparing to welcome a student with hearing loss to your classroom
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