Acoustic highlighting is a great strategy to help when you’re teaching your child new vocabulary. Put simply, you put emphasis on a specific word when you are saying it in a phrase or sentence to make it stand out from the rest of the message.
Did you know that children with normal hearing can hear up to 30 million words before they are four years old? Research tells us that children with hearing loss need a higher level of speech exposure to gain the same benefit. Children need a broad vocabulary to be good readers, as they are more likely
“What is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversation?” Lewis Carroll, Author If your child is about to begin school, reading will be one of the first skills they will learn. As a parent it is important to be involved in this learning process from as early on as possible. You
Whether it is breakfast, lunch, or dinner, fruit salad is a delicious snack for many of us! You can use the task of preparing the fruit salad as a useful activity to teach your child new words! Doing this task together helps to build your child’s language skills, and trains their motor skills at the same time.
When you first begin listening with your hearing implant, you may be surprised at all the different sounds there are in your world. There are some sounds which are important and need to be attended to, such as alarms and moving cars at a crossing. Other sounds can be background noise and don’t require a
Reading and writing are the foundation of learning and doing well at school. They help lead to finding meaningful employment as adults and aid in establishing friendships and integrating into the wider community. Family plays a key role in encouraging children to read; parents’ engagement in reading experiences will help to shape a child’s attitudes
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