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Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) strategies are important tools to have in the toolbox for parents of children with hearing loss, and the professionals who work with them.  These strategies specifically support the development of listening and spoken language skills, …

We all know that the masks we are wearing now to help stop the spread of COVID-19 make it more difficult to hear and understand what is being said. Masks make it harder to hear and understand speech for a …

The majority of parents and caregivers I work with are worried about their child’s preschool readiness skills. And for good reason… Research studies show that children who are deaf or hard of hearing are at risk for delays and deficits …

As the COVID-19 virus impacts our schools, families now have their children at home during the day while they might also be trying to work. It can be hard to think of daily activities to entertain and educate your child. …

One of the pieces to having hearing loss is spending some time in an audiology sound booth. Perhaps it is for a new diagnosis and the audiologist is trying to determine the level of the hearing loss.  Maybe someone who …

WHAT are Picture Pages? Picture Pages are a type of written communication tool used to support activities at school and at home. Teachers and families can use pictures with captions to create a language-rich context for conversations about daily activities …

As an audiology technician at Listen and Talk, one of the most common questions I hear from parents and providers is, “How do we keep the hearing device(s) on this child?!”  Now the question may not always come with this …