Stretching your child’s spoken language all summer long

By Susan Sehgal, MA, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd Reading over the summer (and anytime during the year) builds essential language and vocabulary skills for all children, but especially children with hearing loss. Have fun going to the library, picking out books, and...

Michelle Graham, M.S, CED, LSLS Cert. AVEd discusses wear time for devices

Click here to read Michelle Graham’s latest article about device wear time and kids.  Shared via AG Bell.

IN alumni performs speech, mom recalls beginnings

We recently received this email from a St Joe mom and are excited to share the great news. “At Simeon’s school, each fifth grader must memorize a declamation (short speech) about 3 minutes long.  They are required to stand in front of the class and present...

SJI Spring 2015 newsletter

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Perspectives on the Profession by Teri Ouellette, LSLS Cert, AVEd

Perspectives on the Profession by Teri Ouellette, LSLS Cert, AVEd

Teri Ouellette is president of the board of directors of the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language. She is the director of St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf – Indianapolis. Ouellette has degrees in Deaf Education from Eastern Michigan University and in...

Incorporating iHear Into Your Child’s Life

Parents – Your Child’s First Teachers As a parent, you guide, nurture and support your children in all aspects of life, especially their education. That role extends to the iHear program, where you are an active participant, educator, and advocate through...

iHear and Your Child’s School

Serving Children with Special Needs at School Schools in the United States offer programs and services for children with special needs. While these programs can and do provide a great service to families, not all schools have staff trained in teaching children who are...

The iHear Coaching Model

Maximizing The Child’s Education Through Coaching iHear is not only a powerful and effective therapy for the child, but also serves as a resource for parents and all family members who participate in the child’s daily activities. iHear therapists partner...

All Waking Hours: Strategies for Caregivers

Research suggests that by providing early intervention and working with children during the first three and a half years of their life, the brain is in a state of maximum neuroplasticity and therefore most available to make critical connections. As a result...

Singing For The Brain

“Physical exercise impacts body fitness, while musical exercise impacts auditory fitness.” Discoveries in neuroscience support the premise that a baby’s brain contains millions of neurons that are waiting for experiences in the environment to determine...