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Christmas Decorating Barrier Game
A simple “Decorating for Christmas “ activity was a huge hit for an adult in post-CI auditory rehab. This barrier game was played with her brother who is volunteering as her communication coach. Their...
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Childhood Favorite - Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
Then and now.Does anyone else use the book by Robert Barry, Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree for auditory verbal sessions? As a child, my Dad and Mom enrolled me in a membership to the...
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Auditory Verbal Graduate Marches in the 2019 Tournament of Roses Parade
Congrats to Ally Breen one of my auditory verbal graduates who marched today in the 2019 Tournament of Roses Parade with Illinois’s Lincoln-Way Central High School Marching Band and Colorguard. Ally...
View ArticleHear On Learning Videos For Families of Children identified with Permanent...
The Hear On suite of learning videos was created for families of children identified with permanent hearing loss. They were each created with a clear parent need for information in mind. They are...
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Aria - The Word Snatcher
I met Aria at a few months of age when she began auditory verbal therapy. Her parents were still in shock of her diagnosis but have never let profound hearing loss define their family. It is hard to...
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Celebrate Everything - Groundhog's Day.
Do you celebrate Groundhog Day? A groundhog burrow bundt cake is our family's tradition.Celebrate Everything.It's fun, language rich and creates wonderful memories.
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Groundbreaking Research for LSL Outcomes For Children Who are Deaf and Hard...
Have you read Hearing First's latest white paper, “Mission: Probable - Age-Appropriate Listening and Spoken Language Abilities for Children with Hearing Loss.”?Hearing First partnered with Dr. Jace...
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Listening Lynn's Valentine Hunt
It only takes a few minutes to prepare for a listening and language rich Valentine Hunt. Cut up paper hearts and place them around the house. Give your child a bag to collect all the paper hearts they...
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LSL Leads to Beautiful Destinaitons
Enjoyable brunch with Ally, one of my Auditory Verbal graduates and her Mom Lisa. Unstoppable Ally, a high school senior has already been accepted at her 1st choice university. Grateful that your...
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Cochlear Celebration 2019
I spy a couple teens I know 👋🏼👋🏼. Can’t wait to hear about Cochlear Celebration 2019 ! Thanks for the pic!AV Graduate living the LSL Life!
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President's Day and Preschool Listening and Spoken Language Fun
Introduce your child to the Presidents in a way that sparks their curiosity. Talk about the coins in your pocket. Sort the money in piles by size, color, President’s faces and if they are clean or...
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International Cochlear Implant Day 2.25.19
International cochlear Implant day is a time to celebrate your child’s hearing and technology. Encourage your child to become the Boss of their Hearing Loss. Can your child put on their cochlear...
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1, 2, 3, FOR ME! Shamrock Game
Listen, find 3 things that are living, things with a hole, things that are lucky... and explain why. Give your child a turn to think of and ask the categories. Any little trinkets and toys will do!...
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St. Patty's Day and Early Descriptive Language Learnng
St. Patrick’s Day is all about leprechauns, pots of gold and colorful rainbows. But did you know that there is little need to talk about COLORS with your child who is deaf or hard of hearing? Once...
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Overused Questions
“What color is that?”Your child is likely thinking, “It’s red. You know that! So why are you asking?” Why as parents do we ask the same boring, overused questions? Try saying things like,“I like the...
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Humor and Listening and Spoken Language Learning
Put your toddler in a bathtub with no water or give them a juice box without a straw. Read a book upside down to your preschooler or serve ice cream sundaes for dinner. April Fools! Silly faces,...
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It's Mother Goose Day So Celebrate!
Hey, Diddle Diddle is a classic rhyme but how does a dish run away with the spoon? It doesn’t matter! Mother Goose characters and songs are just fun! Babies love to be bounced to the rhythm of...
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Ten Books A Day Keeps The Doctor Away
Oldie but a goodie article by my dear friend Lea Donovan Watson, MA CCC/ SLP Cert. AVT.Children learn to read by being read to. So Read! Reading is auditory! Read ten books a day!” Reading books that...
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Auditory Verbal Graduate - Plans to Obtain her M.D.- Ph.D. and Pursue...
Congratulations to one of my auditory verbal graduates Caroline Yuk who is a psychology and biology major combined with a minor in computing technological sciences. She plans to obtain her M.D.- Ph.D....
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I Wonder!
This morning we found a bird’s nest on the sidewalk. My four-year-old grandson wondered about the baby birds, what happened to the eggshells and how the nest ended up on the sidewalk and … so much more!
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Auditory Comprehension Exceeds Reading Comprehension
Do you want to grow your child's listening and spoken language skills? Continue to read aloud to your child even after they can read to themselves. Kids’ auditory comprehension is higher than their...
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Auditory-Verbal Practice is the approach that results in Listening and Spoken...
The terminology:Auditory-Verbal Practice is the approach that results in Listening and Spoken Language outcomes. For parents as the end consumer making decisions for their child regarding their desired...
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Read Early. Read Often.
My grandson has been read to every day of his life. He loves books. He loves his new baby brother. So naturally, he reads to his little brother.Read Early. Read Often.Do you know that beginning early...
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Do Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) Techniques and Strategies Only Benefit...
Recently, I replied to this question from a Teacher of the Deaf Q:Can Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) Techniques and Strategies benefit children in the classroom who are 5 and up? Many of the...
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Chicago Walk 4 Hearing - September 28th
Let's ConnectI'm volunteering this year at the Chicago Walk 4 Hearing refreshment booth.Stop by, get a cool drink and a snack. Introduce yourself and let's chat!
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