Tips & Tricks

Reading is an essential way to build language skills, but it can be a challenge to find literacy activities that don’t always involve a book. Yet, in our everyday lives, we are surrounded by text and language. You can use all these extra resources when planning a language activity with your child. Junk mail is

Have you ever heard someone saying something like “there was a breakdown in communication”? Communication involves the successful exchange of information between two or more individuals. A communication breakdown can lead to frustration, despite often simply being a result of different communication and listening styles. If you are a hearing implant recipient, experiencing communication breakdowns

Our brains work a bit like an air traffic control system. They have to take in lots of information, ignore distractions and make decisions about how to act and what to prioritize.  These skills include working memory, multitasking and flexibility in thinking. Children are not born with these skills—they develop over time¹. Children who struggle with

Keri Reynolds is a bilateral cochlear implant recipient who also works with the MED-EL USA team. She regularly shares her advice and personal tips with other candidates and recipients to help them on their own cochlear implant journey.     You’ve gone through all the candidacy testing and you are a candidate for a cochlear

Being in the car is a part of a daily routine for many of us, from driving to school, to social activities, to heading out to the grocery store. If you and your child often spend time in a car, use this as an opportunity to enhance your child’s communication skills. Here are some simple

When your child is first learning to put words together, it can be tempting to use simple words or sentences with them. Through using language strategies such as expansion and extension, you can encourage your child to learn new language.