The purpose of this article is to help parents understand the special education process, to provide them with information regarding eligibility requirements, how to get referrals, evaluations, and services.
Hearing Loss
How to Teach Vowel Sounds
Vowels are typically the first sounds that emerge from our precious little ones and most often not a concern. Starting around 2 months babies begin to “coo” making sounds in the back of their mouth like “ah-ah-ah” and “oh-oh-oh.” By 6 months they have progressed to babbling which involves making sounds…
Cochlear Implants
I went to an amazing conference the other day on cochlear implants put on by the Cochlear Foundation. When I finished grad school 7 years ago cochlear implants were still pretty controversial. I never knew quite what to think. I left this conference deeply impressed that implanting children with a […]
