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Dealing with deafness can be hard, but you are not alone. This website provides information that may answer many of your challenging questions about hearing loss.
A Parent Guide to Hearing Loss
Cued Speech:
Cued Speech is a mode of communication that is visual and assisted by mouth movements and cues.
PROS:
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It is quick to learn
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It is suggested that it can be used to improve reading and writing literacy with deaf and hard of hearing students
CONS:
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It is not a language, it is a assisted method
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Although it is helpful, cued speech is not very popular as opposed to sign lnaguage.
Auditory-Verbal:
With the use of hearing aids or a cochlear implant, deaf and hard of hearing students can learn to listen and understand spoken language in order to communicate through speech.
PROS:
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Parents in partnership with Auditory-Verbal therapist will work to meet speech, language, and auditory goals
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Auditory-Verbal students are usually placed in mainstream classrooms
CONS:
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Limited to children with residual hearing A
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Auditory-verbal therapy is not as common as other therapies
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Children that don't respond to Auditory-Verbal therapy are losing valuable language time.
Auditory-Verbal
Cued Speech
Auditory-Oral:
Auditory-Oral education helps children who are deaf and hard of hearing to communicate through speech. These education programs help children to develop spoken language and understand and produce spoken language. Successful aspects of this education are: early Identification, early Intervention in an auditory-oral program, improved technology, and improved teaching.
PROS:
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Improved reading ability
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Ability to communicate with a wide variety of people
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Some children are not as successful because of language processing disorders
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Inability to attend or inability to use residual hearing
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If child is not successful with this method, they are losing valuable langauge time
Auditory-Oral
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