Like many of us in response to COVID-19, your home is now your office and/or classroom. If you’re deaf or hard of hearing like me, you may be scrambling to figure out the best way...
As a school-based audiologist and previous clinic-based audiologist, my career has provided me with a unique view of several sides of the “story.” During the last several years...
It was that time of year again. The time when we, as clinical faculty, were ready to welcome our new (Au.D.) and speech-language pathology (SLP) graduate students. The weather was still warm with a few...
Healthy hearing and vision in early childhood are the foundation for success at school. Hearing and vision difficulties are the most common developmental disabilities in children younger than 5 years...
It may seem obvious, but it is important to remember that the problem with hearing loss is that it makes it difficult to hear many things. But fortunately, with the technology available today...
Language acquisition is a complex process that involves many stages. During the first few years of a child’s life, the ability to acquire language is at its highest. Throughout this time, adults play an important...
What do you think of when you think of the United Kingdom (UK)? Do images of the Queen come to mind? Teapots with scones and jam? Pubs brimming with pints of beer? Black taxis and...
As professionals who work directly with families to promote Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) for children who are deaf and hard of hearing, we coach parents to be the first teachers for their children’s needs....
The sounds of desks and chairs on the move combined with conversations between classmates and other background noises can make it extremely difficult for a student with hearing loss to hear the teacher. A child...
More than 400 hearing health and education professionals from 40 countries gathered in Madrid, Spain to share information on the latest research and findings related to hearing loss and spoken language development, as well as...