When we think of our goals for our children with hearing loss (whether our own children, our students or our clients in private practice), we aim high and strive for development of age appropriate skills across all domains. This includes academics, communication, and of course socialization. To develop good social…
Adult Self-Advocacy:–How To Be Your Own Superman (or Superwoman)
Recently, I wrote an article about promoting self-advocacy in children with hearing loss. That particular article was geared towards providing parents with ideas on how to ensure that their children become the best advocates for themselves. It focused on helping children to understand that their hearing loss is a part…
Doing vs. Knowing: Are You Raising an Excellent Self-Advocate?
Self-advocacy is a hot topic for children with hearing loss. For all children with disabilities, it is important to teach self-advocacy skills, but for the child with hearing loss, it is even more crucial. This is because hearing loss is an access issue, rather than a learning issue. Throughout life,…
Let’s Do Lunch: A Challenging Time for the Child with Hearing Loss
Most students look forward to the break that comes with the ring of the bell for lunch. This is a time when there are no academic challenges and students have the opportunity to relax and socialize with their peers. However, for the student with hearing loss, lunchtime in the cafeteria…
The Art of Faking It: An Attempt to Blend In for the Child with Hearing Loss
Today, I taught one of my students one of the most important lessons that I could have taught her. Typically, we think of the key parts of listening and spoken language therapy to be auditory discrimination tasks, vocabulary lessons, grammar lessons, and speech sound practice, to mention just a few.…