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Why a TODHH?
What can the Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing do that other Support Personnel can’t? If you have been a Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (TODHH) for any length...
10th Aug 2023
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Teacher HACKS: Make the End-of-the-Year...
The end of the school year can be exhaus3ng! Everyone is eager to wrap up grades and finalize IEP’s, but taking a few extra moments now, can take hours off the 3me spent...
23rd May 2023
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Hearing Aids are NOT...
It’s a common misconception that hearing aids “fix” hearing loss like glasses “fix” vision loss. While hearing aids are prescribed for those with...
09th May 2023
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We Can’t Teach Reading and Writing in...
Developing written language is a skill that requires a strong language base. Like literacy-based skills, language and vocabulary are necessary for developing written...
24th Apr 2023
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Brains are Wired for Language, NOT...
“Once your learn to read, you will be forever free”-Frederick Douglass In order to understand how students with hearing loss learn to read, it is important for...
31st Mar 2023
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Preparing Students for Social...
We all want students to be critical thinkers, problem solvers and decision-makers across academic content areas as well as social and emotional contexts1. Smooth social...
14th Mar 2023
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Hearing Devices – Tools, Not Miracles
Unfortunately, NO hearing technology fully restores normal hearing. There is no doubt that consistently worn, modern hearing devices provide more access to speech than ever before...
28th Feb 2023
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Don’t Wait-Self Advocate!
One of the biggest challenges in educating students with hearing loss, is advocating for the need for self-advocacy and self-determination instruction especially, for students in...
13th Feb 2023
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Better Listening in Group Settings
Despite advances in hearing device technology, listening in group settings can still prove very challenging for students with hearing loss. Therefore, it’s important that...
23rd Jan 2023
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Collecting ESY Data, What’s the Point?
Students who have disabilities that are being delivered support and services through the provisions of IDEA, who have Individual Education Plans (IEPs), MUST be considered for...
09th Jan 2023
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Plant the Literacy Seed and Read!
When a family receives the diagnosis that their child has a hearing loss, an outpouring of emotions may be experienced. Uncertainty can easily be fueled by navigating...
12th Dec 2022
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Vocabulary Essentials to Language and...
It’s well documented that children with hearing loss are deprived of essential learning because of the lack of incidental language learning. But what exactly does that...
07th Nov 2022
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