I want to start this post by saying that BOTH FM Systems and Soundfield Systems can be excellent options for students with hearing loss. Both devices function to increase the signal-to-noise ratio, making the relevant signal (i.e. the teacher’s voice) louder than the noise and distraction (i.e. other children talking, chairs scraping the floor, etc.). [...]
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FM Systems “vs.” Soundfields
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
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Deaf+* Kids: What I Found
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
A few months ago, I posted THIS asking for reader opinions and feedback on the subject of children with hearing loss and additional disabilities. This spurred an independent learning project, and I promised to share with you all what I learned. Here is what I found…
STATISTICS: WHO ARE THESE CHILDREN?
Approximately 40% of children with hearing [...]
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AG Bell 2010: Friday Short Course
Sunday, July 11th, 2010
These articles are reposted from the reports I did for the AG Bell Convention 2010’s Official Blog. I am reposting them here for readers who did not see them “live” during the Convention and so that they will be preserved on this site for future CIO readers. Enjoy!
Adults Aren’t Just Big Babies: Guiding and Coaching [...]
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AG Bell 2010: Monday Summaries
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Check out the Official Convention Blog for summaries from Monday’s concurrent sessions, including:
Auditory Neuropathy and Cochlear Implants: Theory and Treatment
AVT Model for Families Transitioning from Visual Language
The Auditory-Verbal Lives of Children with Multiple Challenges
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AG Bell Convention 2010
Saturday, June 26th, 2010
Hi from Orlando, Florida, where the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing’s Convention 2010 is in full swing. Be sure to follow @myheartlistens and @AGBell2010Conv on Twitter for up-to-the-minute updates, and follow the official Convention Blog that I’m writing for summaries of each day’s sessions and events.
Click HERE for the [...]
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Deaf Education in Costa Rica
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Two weeks ago, I attended an excellent presentation on deaf education in Costa Rica. The presenters were listening and spoken language educators, one of whom completed her training at Fontbonne in St. Louis, MO, USA. Together with other listening and spoken language professionals in Costa Rica, they are active members of Adis, an organization dedicated to:
1. [...]
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AG Bell Listening and Spoken Language Symposium ‘09: Saturday
Sunday, July 26th, 2009
Bright and early Saturday morning, we braved the rain to make it to Day Two of the Symposium… and it was well worth it! Here is what I learned…
GENERAL SESSION: Speech and Language Outcomes in Deaf Children Following Cochlear Implantation (Dr. David B. Pisoni, Chancellors’ Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science, and Director, Speech Research Laboratory, [...]
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AG Bell Listening and Spoken Language Symposium ‘09: Friday
Sunday, July 26th, 2009
Each day of the Symposium began with a General Session, featuring a keynote speaker, followed by a panel discussion about the topic with opportunities to ask questions of the speaker and a panel of various experts. In the afternoons, attendees could choose 2 of 4 workshops offered that discussed various aspects of executive function. I [...]
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The Next Generation of Professionals — Are We Ready?
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
The number of children receiving cochlear implants, and the number of families of children with hearing loss (CI, HA, and/or Baha users) choosing listening and spoken language methods has grown exponentially in the past decade, and there is no indication that this explosion in listening and spoken language/cochlear implantation will stop any time soon. If [...]
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Experience a Different World! Travel Tips for CI Users
Monday, June 15th, 2009
Traveling is such an incredible way to broaden my horizons. I’m preparing to head to Peru in two weeks where I will be staying with a host family for a month and learning Spanish by attending a school! I will also be roaming through the Incas Empire!
Of course, traveling takes a lot of time to [...]
