Listen.Speak.Connect

07/02/2025

Some fun ways to incorporate listening and language this week ☺️ 🇺🇸
Lynn A. Wood - LSL Auditory Verbal Therapist and Rehab Audiologist

01/26/2025

"What does it sound like?" is a questions I often get asked. For children with new implants the experience may be quite different but this explains what it might be like for most adults with post-lingual hearing loss (hearing loss after learning spoken language).

11/28/2024

Blessings to you and your families as you gather today and celebrate all you are thankful for!

A Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving to all!

04/25/2024

Sharing Mrs. Speechie P's favorite Do’s and Don’ts for encouraging spoken language at home!

She says that *The Don’ts are okay to do every now and then, just try to avoid them as much as you can while also trying to do more of the Do’s!

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02/23/2024

This is a great depiction from the University of Iowa of what speech sounds are like with different degrees of hearing loss.

02/06/2024

“Serve and return” is the back and forth communication between a baby and their parent or caregiver. These early communicative interactions go back and forth like a volleyball game. The baby may “serve” by cooing or vocalizing and the adult “returns” their serve by responding positively.

Did you know? These early “serve and return” interactions:

🏐 Help develop communication and social skills
🏐 Teach babies about the back and forth of conversation
🏐 Quite literally build a baby’s brain!
🏐 Depend on positive responses from parents/caregivers
🏐 Are a great way to support early language development in deaf and hard of hearing infants

Full citation: Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University. (2007). The Science of Early Childhood Development (InBrief). Retrieved from www.developingchild.harvard.edu

11/21/2023

It’s a ✨magical✨ time of year, when we pause to celebrate the sights and sounds of the holiday season! 🎁 🎶 ❤️ 📚

The shared moments that the holiday season brings are more than just heartwarming — they’re critical to building listening, talking, and literacy skills!

👉 Follow along all month long for tips on how to make the most of this festive time with your child with hearing loss.

Get a sneak peek: https://bit.ly/47iBeSe

10/16/2023

09/18/2023

I missed Nation PlayDough Day but I still have to share all of these great ideas!

08/08/2023

⭐ LSL⭐ stands for Listening and Spoken Language. It's a series of strategies and techniques to teach babies and young children with hearing loss spoken language through listening. An LSL early intervention professional will guide you on how to use this approach to make the best use of your child's hearing devices every day.

Get started with LSL: https://www.hearingfirst.org/lsl/what-is-lsl

❓Questions about LSL❓We want to hear from you! ⬇️