Tag Archive: Spoken Language
December 29th, 2014 by Elizabeth | Tags: AVT, Children, Life, Parenting, Spoken Language, Tips and Tricks | Comments Off
Cooking is a great thing to do in therapy for many reasons. It’s a hands-on, multi-sensory experience that most children really enjoy. Making food is part of any child’s everyday routine, it’s engaging, and you […]
December 22nd, 2014 by Elizabeth | Tags: AVT, Babies, Children, Cochlear Implant, Encouragement, Hearing Aids, Language, New Parents, Parenting, Spoken Language | Comments Off
We know that getting a cochlear implant is not an instant fix. Speech, language, and listening skills do not magically appear after activation, and progress is on everyone’s minds. How does progress happen? How much is […]
December 9th, 2014 by Elizabeth | Tags: AVT, Babies, Children, New Parents, Oral Education, Spoken Language, Tips and Tricks | Comments Off
Many auditory verbal techniques are not rocket science. They’re simple suggestions and tweaks to your everyday routines — little changes that can make a BIG difference in your child’s ability to listen and talk. What’s […]
November 26th, 2014 by Elizabeth | Tags: AVT, Children, Language, New Parents, Spoken Language, Tips and Tricks | Comments Off
I often hear from frustrated parents, “My child knows A, my child knows B, so why on earth can’t she make a sentence with A and B together? I’m pulling my hair out!” Moving from […]
November 24th, 2014 by Elizabeth | Tags: AVT, Language, Parenting, Professional Development, Spoken Language, Teens | Comments Off
A lot of attention in the AVT world is focused on infants and toddlers — detecting hearing loss at birth, fitting them hearing technology ASAP, and getting their families off to a running start with listening and […]
November 12th, 2014 by Elizabeth | Tags: AVT, Babies, New Parents, Spoken Language, Tips and Tricks | Comments Off
When an infant or toddler first receives hearing technology, it’s an exciting day! Shortly after, though, parents want to know, “When will he start to talk?” Stop and listen for a minute. Do you hear […]
November 10th, 2014 by Elizabeth | Tags: Audiology, AVT, Cochlear Implant, Hearing Aids, Spoken Language | Comments Off
Common “knowledge” says that hearing happens with the ears and speech happens with the mouth, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. In reality, the loop between our ears, brain, and mouth creates an […]