We know many of you are facing the challenge of how to continue to develop your child’s listening and language skills at home. But did you know that we have 26 themed lesson kits that can be used to help develop your child’s skills?
Laughter brings us together but not getting a joke can leave us feeling isolated. Humor contributes positively to social interactions, relationship building and our ability to communicate our thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. We use humor to help us understand our world, try out new ideas and think in new and different ways. Humour requires the
Hearing loss affects not just how someone hears, but how they communicate. To overcome this people tend to develop a particular communication style, and we can group these into three basic communication styles: passive, assertive, and aggressive. If you’ve got hearing loss, understanding your own communication style can help you to better communicate. As you
Another important part of cochlear implant rehabilitation involves learning strategies to improve your daily communication. This includes strategies to improve your listening environment, communication strategies for you as a CI recipient, and for you to share with your communication partner(s).
You probably celebrate your birthday, but what about your hearing anniversary? Here’s everything you need to know about throwing a party to commemorate the day you or your loved one’s hearing implant was activated. What Is A Hearing Anniversary? Hearversary. AnnEARversary. Hearing birthday. There are several different names for hearing anniversaries, but the idea is
In previous months, we have given you tips and resources to get you started with your listening practice. Activities have focused on listening for specific speech sounds in words, common phrases and sentences. The topic of this post is ‘Speech Tracking’. What Is Speech Tracking? Speech tracking is a good activity for all recipients, wherever
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