Once your child has their cochlear implant and can hear their own voice, they will begin to play with making their first sounds. This is the perfect time to encourage your child to learn and make new sounds, which will lead to making their first words!
Learning a language happens in stages. There are lots of different rules and exceptions, and this is especially true for learning past tense verbs: what happened in the past. Here’s some information about how children develop their past-tense language skills, and 16 different activities you can do to help them learn past tense verbs.
What’s the big trick behind being able to speak clearly? Being able to hear other people speak clearly. Children with hearing implants need regular listening practice in order to develop or improve their speaking skills. Find out what you can do to support your child’s language skills in everyday life.
Want to build your listening and communication skills? A great and easy way to do that is with speech tracking. Speech tracking is a method of practicing and evaluating your listening skills, and can also help you and your communication partner develop more efficient methods of fixing a communication breakdown.
Repetition is fantastic for children who are learning vocabulary. It might seem incredibly monotonous— maybe even boring—for parents, but this repetition helps your child develop many of their language skills.
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