An experience book is like a diary, except it is made for you and your child to read together. For a child with hearing loss, an experience book can be a very valuable tool for learning and practicing the listening and communication skills that he or she will use throughout life. They’re easy to put
Last week we talked about what “hearing-age-appropriate language” is, and now we’ve got three different activities that you can play with your child around dinner time—each of which is intended to build communication skills for a different hearing age: For a Child Beginning to Listen and Speak For More Advanced Listeners For Expert Listeners and
Cochlear implants can help your child develop their communication skills—like listening and speaking—but it likely won’t be an instant change. The most effective way to help your child develop is by practicing with hearing-age-appropriate exercises. Their hearing age isn’t the same as how old they are. Rather, it’s how long they’ve been hearing with their
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