This blog was originally posted on Stacey Venzel. https://svenzel.wordpress.com/ Whether or not kids mean to be teachers, we can certainly learn a lot from them. Working with preschoolers with hearing loss has taught me a thing or two about being an …
As a Birth-3 provider, I sing a LOT of nursery rhymes. I encourage families to sing songs and do fingerplays- for example, when you do the accompanying movements to songs like the “Itsy Bitsy Spider,” or “The Wheels on the …
Every day that goes by, teachers, providers, and leaders in early intervention think about building creative ways to engage families. Day in and day out, as a program leader I work to build engagement opportunities for our Birth to …
At this time of year, when the glow of the New Year’s celebration is behind us and the prospects of the Lunar New Year are just ahead, it is often a time of reflection. The renewal that we feel with …
Children learning to listen for and use new speech sounds need to hear these sounds more frequently; however, finding opportunities at home for this listening practice may seem daunting. Frequent exposure to these sounds through songs, routines, games, and books …
A component of hearing loss that is often overlooked is the development of theory of mind. This can be found in a child’s ability to make friends, participate in pretend play, have a conversation, and tell a story! Theory of …
Transitioning from high school to college is a time fraught with excitement, anxiety, anticipation, and, hopefully along with it, a healthy dose of optimism about new and wonderful opportunities that lie ahead. New friendships, new social situations, determining a career …
Yoko and Ashley attended a symposium titled “Improving the Classroom Listening Environment for Children who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing” presented by Seattle Children’s Hospital Childhood Communication Center on Saturday, October 27. It was a wonderful learning and networking opportunity for both …
As I walked to work today, I found myself smelling fires in fireplaces, feeling the cold breeze on my face, hearing car tires as they turned on the wet pavement, seeing the bright colors of the leaves changing amid the …
What do Pete the Cat and The Very Hungry Caterpillar children’s stories have in common? They both have the power to introduce your child to new worlds, to spark their imagination, to teach them about change, and promote general knowledge and understanding about the …