Last week, I had the opportunity to attend a workshop on bilingual speech-language pathology. As the United States becomes more diverse, more and more SLPs and other professionals are facing caseloads with clients who are not native English speakers. In the past, the “rule of thumb” was often English-only, and parents were told that speaking [...]
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Bilingual Oral Language Learners
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
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Parent Participation in Auditory Verbal Therapy
Thursday, April 26th, 2012
Parent Participation in Auditory-Verbal Therapy One of the hallmarks of Auditory Verbal Therapy is the belief that parents and caregivers are their children’s primary language teachers. In fact, six of the ten Principles of LSLS Auditory Verbal Therapy begin with the words, “Guide and coach parents[...]“ Traditional stereotypes of ”speech therapy” often involve parents browsing magazines in the [...]
Posted in AVT, Babies, Children, Elizabeth, Misconceptions, Parenting | 1 Comment »
The Cochlear Implant Process: From Identification to Candidacy to Activation and Beyond!
Monday, April 2nd, 2012
When you begin to investigate cochlear implants for your child or yourself, the amount of information, terminology, and decisions can seem overwhelming. Once you feel that you have a handle on things, someone throws another twist or curve your way. Don’t you just want someone to hold your hand and walk you through the process [...]
Posted in Adults, Advanced Bionics, Audiology, AVT, Babies, Bilateral Implantation, Children, Cochlear, Cochlear Implant, Elizabeth, MED-EL, Medical Care, Misconceptions, New Parents, Sound Processor | 3 Comments »
Switched at Birth: Rachel’s Commentary
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
If we can put the deafness issues aside, I actually really enjoyed the show, Switched at Birth, as it’s a feel-good family drama portraying two very different families with lots of drama. I plan to continue to watch the show. Now, let me say this: This IS Hollywood. No matter what fictional film we watch, [...]
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Dominican Republic 2011: Part III
Monday, March 28th, 2011
The poverty of the Dominican Republic struck me in various ways during various parts of the trip, as I described above, but when it really hit home for me was when I was changing my money as I prepared to leave at the airport. I decided to keep a few 100 peso bills, thinking they [...]
