Helping Students with Hearing Loss Learn Language and Self-Advocacy to Help Themselves
11/19/18 Observing your students in their general education classes can be an eye-opening experience. How many times have you had a 1-1 session where he or she is able to describe how to handle a situation then you see them in a class and even though they know you are there, they are doing the […]
Read More11/17/18 Now that the school year is well underway, it is a good time to re-visit the issue of classroom accommodations for our students with hearing loss. We need to make sure our students have auditory access in their classrooms and other places in schools. How can we do that? Yes, grades are important to consider […]
Read More11/4/18 When I observed my two new students in their general education classes this fall, I noticed that reminding a teacher to mute the DM/FM mic was something we needed to address. Both students were new to receiving services from the deaf/hard of hearing program, however, I think […]
Read More11/1/18 I recently wrote about a course that I created for the The Online Itinerant about how we can use materials from the classroom curriculum to work on IEP goals. This week a great article was published in ASHA Leader Live describing how one speech-language pathologist does this and lists some great resources that I want […]
Read More10/24/18 Last summer when I was discussing creating an online class with Stefanie Kessen, founder of The Online Itinerant, I shared with her that I was daunted by the technical aspects. Stefanie said “I’ll handle that part!” so I said “Sign me up!” I loved planning the content but I have to admit it took […]
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8/29/18 So you have in-serviced your teachers and now need to plan your initial sessions with your students with hearing loss. Some of them you may know and some may be new to you or they could all be old or new students. Building a relationship is always first and foremost! During the coming […]
Read More8/26/18 These infographics were popular last year so I am re-posting them with an additional resource. I like to start the year by meeting each teacher of each student. I think the personal touch is effective in connecting and building relationships with teachers. However, I know many TOD/HHs have too many students on their […]
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July 9, 2018 There is a new resource for professionals who work with kids with hearing loss called The Online Itinerant. It provides pre-recorded one hour courses and monthly live meet-ups on a variety of topics. Not only can you earn CEUs but you can sign up for one course or meet-up or subscribe to […]
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October 15, 2017 I see these buttons everywhere around schools. Then I read about some fun ideas on using them in speech-language therapy from SLP Talk with Desiree. Her blog and video describe how she uses them in phonological awareness, language and articulation activities. I thought they sounded like a lot of fun for the kids. […]
Read MoreOctober 11, 2017 Here is another post following up on the all-important retrieval practice – a learning strategy where the student tries to recall information from memory. It’s effectiveness and variations have been explained in this book Make It Stick by Peter Brown, et al. See this previous blog post for more information. Rule the School’s […]
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