Music is everywhere—but can you enjoy it with a cochlear implant? Absolutely! We talked to music educator Malin Kumkar to find out more.
Screens are a part of everyday life, both at work and in our free time. We use them to communicate with others, read, watch television and films, listen to music, play games, draw, attend meetings, write, browse social media, and more. As devices are used in so many ways in our lives, it is essential that we know how to use them to our best advantage so that they can be learning tools for children with hearing implants. Remember that the most valuable tool for learning with tablets is you. When you sit together with your child, the fun and learning can begin! Here are some tips for using tablets to help your child with a hearing implant learn.
Preschool and school-aged children receiving implants may have had some hearing, speech, and language before implantation. But even so, the time after activation is an adjustment period as they hear both new and familiar speech sounds with their technology. As their cochlear implant/s will provide access to all the sounds of speech, here are some strategies caregivers can use to support their preschool and school-aged children to achieve success with their speech.
This summer-themed activity to do with your child at home—or at the beach—can help them develop their listening and speaking skills during the summer holidays.
Today’s Rehab At Home post is about sabotage. Although the word ‘sabotage’ has a slightly negative connotation, in rehabilitation we use ‘sabotage’ to help children learn about communication. Using sabotage creates a need or reason for a child to talk. We’re going to look more at why we use sabotage, and explain some ways you
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