When your child is first diagnosed with hearing loss or fitted with a device, your family may often be encouraged to identify a hearing professional and begin hearing rehabilitation. It can be difficult to know how to work with a therapist and know you are getting the most benefit from the cochlear implant rehabilitation sessions. These
Conversations that happen during home routines are an excellent opportunity to have fun while teaching new language to your child. By engaging your child in everyday conversations, you can show them how to use natural communication with listening first. Identify home routines that would be a good time for these language learning opportunities. For this
Changing seasons are great times to practice listening and extend your child’s listening skills. Whether you’re enjoying the spring showers and sun the leaves turn during autumn. Here are some some ideas for inside activities including arts and crafts to help build your child’s listening and language skills.
Whether you’re enjoying the sunny spring showers in the Northern Hemisphere, or watching the leaves change color during autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, the changing of season is a great time to extend your child’s listening skills. Go outside with your child, enjoy the changing of weather, and use these listening activities to help build
When you or your child start your rehabilitation journey with a hearing implant, more than likely you will come across the Ling Six Sound Test. It’s a simple way to check if someone can hear the speech sounds that they need to build their listening and speaking skills.
In our everyday environment we are surrounded by an endless array of sounds. For example running water, alert beeps, door bells, footsteps, washing machines whirring, coughing, and sneezing. Help your child to attend to and recognise these environmental sounds as they begin to explore their listening world.
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