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The tendency toward early diagnosis and intervention for children with hearing loss requires diagnostic tools to assess and monitor early development. When providing intervention to young [...]

Music can positively affect a child’s whole development since it allows them to develop a wide range of skills. These include communication, listening, language, cognitive, fine and gross motor, [...]

Early enrollment in family-centered intervention contributes to positive outcomes in language development for infants with hearing loss. However, a lack of resources in various health services [...]

How can I know whether a child hears a sound well enough to identify it? Which speech sounds do children typically master earliest following implantation? Is it ‘normal’ for a three-year-old to [...]

The earlier a child with hearing loss and their family can begin intervention, the better for the child’s long-term communication outcomes. [1, 2]  However rehabilitation professionals may feel [...]

Newborn hearing screening and early intervention have improved the spoken language outcomes for children with severe-to-profound hearing loss. Children diagnosed early are presenting at school [...]

Is it important that a child stacks blocks? Does it matter if a child does not find an object hidden in front of them? A child is becoming defiant. Is that ok? At specific ages, the answer to [...]

What is Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder? Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) is a group—or spectrum—of hearing disorders that affects how sound is sent from the inner hair cells of [...]

Many families wait a long amount of time for their baby’s cochlear implant surgery and for their child to gain optimal access to sound. While some professionals and caregivers think paediatric [...]

Following the success of the first two remote lesson kits, we are releasing Remote Lesson Kit 3: Transport. Similar to Remote Lesson Kit 1 (themed “Animals”) and Remote Lesson Kit 2 [...]