Where to begin??? I spent the first two weeks of school fighting for Bray’s rights. Educating myself on our rights and laws. Speaking with a number of people about the situation. To accomplish not much of anything. Just know I’m still fighting… Bray was doing really great at Read More
Archive for the ‘Education’ Category
Sometimes you just want to scream HELP!
August 18th, 2010 by The Courson Crew
Posted in Advocacy, Cochlear Implant, Education |
Promotion
July 8th, 2010 by Speak Up!
Yesterday I was at school playing field trip chauffeur and weeding the playground. Today I was stuffing binders for a parent training next week. Tomorrow I am the newest teacher’s assistant. Maybe the principal doesn’t hate me after all. Or maybe she’s just keeping me busy so Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Education, Hard-of-Hearing |
Seriously condensed version
April 14th, 2010 by Speak Up!
I’m behind. (See previous post re: out of town every week, no days off until May 8.) But I do want to rewind and update everyone on the fact that Marielle has been in a mainstream preschool one day a week since February. Next year we are going to two days, or maybe even three. They know Read More
Posted in ASL, Cochlear Implant, Cued Speech, Education, Hard-of-Hearing, Hearing Aid |
Generations
April 1st, 2010 by Cochlear Implant Online
While in graduate school, I work part-time at an oral deaf education center. Today, in the lunch room, there was a pair of volunteers putting together packets for… something. Anyway, that’s not the point. The point is, I struck up a conversation with these ladies, and it turns out, they both Read More
Posted in AVT, Auditory/Oral, Cochlear Implant, Education |
Her batteries ran down…….
April 1st, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
…and this little girl changed them! HaHa, it was the cutest thing ever. I always play dumb when my kids run up to me saying things like, “My battery ran down, my battery ran down!” so I fumble, perplexed I say, “okay so where are your batteries?” (Independence is Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Education |
Roller Coaster of Meds
April 1st, 2010 by The Shaddox Boys
Elijah is back on the rollercoaster of medicine. We went and saw the psych today and she wants to lower his seroquel. Two reasons: 1)He has gained a lot of weight and this med makes him hungry. The risperdal does too, but that med is actually helping with tics 2) He is on the highest dosage of Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Education, Non-Deaf/HOH Topic |
Jim who?
March 27th, 2010 by Jazzie and Tahlia
Tahlia has started getting into writing. She sounds everything out and writes most things phonetically. It is very cute. Here is a book about one of her favorite things: Gymnastics, of course Read More
Posted in Auditory/Oral, Cochlear Implant, Education |
I’m grateful to have CHOICES
March 3rd, 2010 by Cochlear Implant Online
This is one of those moments where I just have to really thank my parents for choosing get me cochlear implants and taught me to hear and speak utilizing the AV approach. Moreover, I have to also thank them for teaching me while growing up that when I asked for accommodations, I should ask only Read More
Posted in AVT, Advocacy, Cochlear Implant, Education |
The Scare- Part 1
March 2nd, 2010 by Cacophony to Symphony
Disclaimer: If you’re looking for insights on hearing loss, this is not the post to read. However, if you’re looking for insights of a freshman girl, who just happens to have hearing loss, and to hear about one really eventful day, you might be interested in reading this. This is Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Education, Music |
New Classroom for Katie
February 28th, 2010 by Kauffman Family Update
I’ve been trying to get a chance to post about this for a few weeks now, but have been super-busy and just haven’t had the time! Anyway, I wanted to let everyone know about the change in classroom placement that Katie started in mid-January. The week before Christmas break, Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Education |
The deaf boy in the world… 2010-02-27 19:33:00
February 27th, 2010 by The deaf boy in the world
Got 175 out of 180 on LSAT… Found out that the score will get me accepted in BYU Law School. Maybe I will reconsider after I get my 2nd bachelor… Who knows… Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Education |
Proof That the Only Thing He Can’t Do Is Hear
February 26th, 2010 by From Silence to Song
I’ve always made it my personal mission to point out that the only thing my Deaf children can’t do is hear. I guess it’s not highly likely that they’ll be air traffic controllers either, but who’s really counting? CJ has always surpassed the expectations of those Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Education |
love in the mail
February 10th, 2010 by good but hard
tonight i opened the mail to discover my first garland from my garland of the month club that i purchased from my friend nicole’s etsy shop! (she also has an awesome blog here) such a treat when today and yesterday have been kind of sucky. i’m sick (again!) + last night found out Read More
Posted in ASL, Cochlear Implant, Education |
Late Catch Up
February 8th, 2010 by Kohler Five
A week has already passed since my baby boy turned 4! Logan James is now, “A different person,” according to him! We had a joint birthday party with a friend from Jeremy’s class at Sunshine Cottage (pictures to come). All he wanted was cake and balloons, but he also got a rented Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Education |
School/CART Stuff- Part 2
February 6th, 2010 by Cacophony to Symphony
Two days before the promised evaluation report was due, I noticed two women who were at the previous meetings about CART come into my class. I should probably note that we specifically told the evaluators that they should contact me or the teachers with the days they were thinking of coming, Read More
Posted in Auditory/Oral, Cochlear Implant, Deaf, Education, Hearing Loss |
Andrew-isms….
February 5th, 2010 by Growing Fruit
Thought I’d better play catch-up here. We have been well immersed in RDI over the past few months. I have been spending my time framing activities, doing these with Andrew and pulling my hair out. I really should give a good overview of what we are doing but for now I just wanted to share Read More
Posted in AVT, Cochlear Implant, Education |
Another MAPing and IEP
February 2nd, 2010 by Miss Kat's Deaf journey
Miss Kat saw the audiologist last week. Her MAP changed very little, so he wants to go to appointments every 6 months instead of 3 months….I remain unconvinced. Her audiogram was very good, she is hearing at 20-25 db across all frequencies. Her speech recognition threshold (not awareness, Read More
Posted in ASL, Auditory/Oral, Cochlear Implant, Education |
A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That..
January 30th, 2010 by Rowe Family Adventures
Okay, it has been six days since the tragic end to the Vikings season and I am feeling more like myself again. I myself couldn’t watch the game after the Favre interception late in the 4th quarter, but hearing Harry break into hysterical sobs gave me an inkling into how the game had Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Education |
(sweet)
January 27th, 2010 by good but hard
tomorrow we have a big day- while little m is at school we have her ifsp, which we have twice a year to determine her services (school, therapy, etc.). usually it really stresses me out, although this time i am trying to be less anxious since i don’t think it will have a huge impact until Read More
Posted in Advocacy, Audiology, Cochlear Implant, Education |
Friday field trip
January 23rd, 2010 by The McKee Family
Yesterday the kids and I went to Fernbank Museum on a field trip. We went there once before, but this time we added a visit to their IMAX theater to see the movie Deep Ocean (it was very cool!), we saw a new exhibit which included a collection of stunning gemstones… …and then we Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Education |
Another Year, Another Evaluation
January 17th, 2010 by From Silence to Song
Each year, ECI has to do an annual evaluation and create a new service plan for each child in their services. I can’t believe how time has flown. Liam (that’s Little Guy’s name) had his annual evaluation on Friday. I insisted that we do it at a restaurant because, quite Read More
Posted in ASL, Auditory/Oral, Cochlear Implant, Education |
Another ARD is in the works…
January 11th, 2010 by Tyler Can Hear You
Friday when I picked Tyler up from daycare and I went through her folder from school I noticed a little handwritten note from her teacher that said: “We would like to schedule an ARD as soon as possible to move Tyler to large group kindergarten every day.” O M G!!!!!!!!!!!!! We just Read More
Posted in Advocacy, Auditory/Oral, Cochlear Implant, Education, Speech |
Johnny’s First Day of School
January 4th, 2010 by Life Doesn't Get Much Better Than This...
Today was Johnny’s first day of preschool. I was pretty sure that he would do well as far as us leaving him was concerned, he has wanted to go to school for the past couple of months, probably since we visited the different preschools. I was a little worried about how he would act with Read More
Posted in ASL, Auditory/Oral, Cochlear Implant, Education |
Sunshine Cottage Party
January 3rd, 2010 by Kohler Five
The last day before Christmas break Logan’s teacher invited us for a holiday party. The kids are doing amazing in Logan’s class. It is hard to believe at the beginning of the year most of them were non-verbal and now they are talking in complete sentences! It is so exciting to see a Read More
Posted in Auditory/Oral, Cochlear Implant, Education |
Loving to Learn
January 2nd, 2010 by Growing Fruit
There is so much curriculum I plan for yet feel we don’t learn. I have decided for the next few months to pull books, experiments and curriculum out of my desk and off the shelves, adapt them for our RDI goals and then just DO them instead of plan. I was recently listening to a webinar on Read More
Posted in AVT, Cochlear Implant, Education |
NEW YEAR, NEW DAY, NEW BEGINNING
December 31st, 2009 by ME AND MY DEAF CHILD
I (mommy Karen) stopped reading other mom’s blog regarding Cochlear implanted children improvements in my yahoo groups and deaf village. it’s new year , a new day , a new beginning for all of us,including me and Katrina. I started working again a month ago, and hoping by working she Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Education, Speech |
Sickness, lack of intervention, and Tayten’s gingerbread house
December 17th, 2009 by Tayten Matthew
It seems like forever since I have posted something worth reading and I am not even sure this post will qualify. Life has been busy around here getting ready for the holidays and taking care of the boys. Luckily, Daddy is working very close to home and he’s been here every day to help. I AM Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Education, Speech |
The telephone, hearing and exams
December 16th, 2009 by Cacophony to Symphony
*Sorry if you’ve left me a comment/email/message and I have not responded. I fully intend to, and I know some of these are months old (and some are only a few days old) but I want to respond all at once when I have the time to give full attention to the topic at hand. I appreciate your Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Education |
Deaf Children and Literacy
December 11th, 2009 by ASL-CI
My daughter recently had her three year school evaluation in accordance with IEP elegibility requirements. Yes, she is still deaf. Yes, she still qualifies for an IEP. However, her academic test scores were all at or above grade level, so she only qualified for audiological services, not academic Read More
Posted in ASL, Cochlear Implant, Education |
Christmas Lapbook
December 11th, 2009 by Growing Fruit
We have been using lapbooks, among other things to work on our guide/apprentice relationship. Here is the Christmas one we just completed. There is also a page of copywork that is not included here. We did this one or two parts at a time and we did it together. Most of this work is well below Read More
