When 4th grader, Alex Mussomeli was asked by his teacher to write an article on a topic on which he feels he is an expert, he decided to write about his hearing loss. After reading the article, I was proud of Alex’s work and thought it would be great to share…
A Second Language for the Child with Hearing Loss?
In this day and age, there are advantages to being bilingual. The ability to speak multiple languages allows for additional career opportunities. Years ago, the possibility for people with hearing loss to learn more than one verbal language was not even a consideration. However, with advances in technology (digital hearing…
The Power of Reading
It has been said that in the early elementary years (K-3), children are “learning to read”. However, by 4th grade, children begin “reading to learn”. With the Common Core becoming the standard for education, this has changed somewhat. So, reading to learn is being incorporated into the early elementary curriculum.…
Preferential Seating—What Does it Mean?
Today I have a small bit of advice that can be shared with your child’s classroom teacher (and others) that goes very far. When at school today, I was talking with one of my student’s teachers about her seating in the classroom. This student has a unilateral hearing loss, with…
The In-Service: The Best Way to Start the School Year Off Right
With Labor Day weekend here, it means back to school. For most parents, they begin worrying about which teacher their child was given, wondering if they have friends in their classes, and trying to figure out what they will do with all their spare time. BUT for parents of a…