When 4th grader, Alex Mussomeli was asked by his teacher to write an article on a topic on which he feels he is an expert, he decided to write about his hearing loss. After reading the article, I was proud of Alex’s work and thought it would be great to share…
A Second Language for the Child with Hearing Loss?
In this day and age, there are advantages to being bilingual. The ability to speak multiple languages allows for additional career opportunities. Years ago, the possibility for people with hearing loss to learn more than one verbal language was not even a consideration. However, with advances in technology (digital hearing…
Lip Service: Do You Always Need To Cover Your Mouth?
When some people think about auditory-verbal therapy, they envision people walking around talking with their hands covering their mouths, at all times. This is not the case. The purpose of auditory verbal therapy is to work on enhancing listening skills so that the child becomes reliant on the auditory information…
Social Communication Skills and the Child with Hearing Loss
When we think about language, we often think about the ability to speak clearly and put words together to create a thought. However, communication is not just the ability to string words together. It is so much more than that. Communication is a two-way street and to be competent requires…
The Power of Reading
It has been said that in the early elementary years (K-3), children are “learning to read”. However, by 4th grade, children begin “reading to learn”. With the Common Core becoming the standard for education, this has changed somewhat. So, reading to learn is being incorporated into the early elementary curriculum.…