Hearing Blog & News

Auditory Verbal Therapy and Speech Therapy are 2 types of early intervention programs designed to help children better communicate with the world around them.

You might be wondering how you can help your child make friends and reach social milestones. The good news is that there are things you can do as parents to support your children, with or without hearing loss, in the development of social skills.

The last day of CCHAT summer school was highlighted by the presence of some amazing animals! Amazing Animal World of Rocklin stopped by the CCHAT campus, giving students a (VERY!) close look at frogs, snakes, birds and more.

While children grow and develop at different rates, most pass through an identifiable skill “set” along the way. Think when your baby sat up, crawled and walked as examples.

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Learn tips to help you keep your child’s hearing technology on while traveling across all the ages and stages of their development.

Time spent traveling provides the perfect opportunity to expand your child’s vocabulary. Use these travel tips to build your child’s listening, talking and literacy skills while you’re on the go!

Fun summer adventures can help your child who is deaf or hard of hearing grow and expand their language while making lasting memories. Learn how you can create intentional Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) learning opportunities for your child this summer.

… Only 1 in 10 children in California wear hearing aids that are covered by private insurance. And this incredibly small fraction includes babies who are deaf and hard of hearing. Together, we can change this.

Reading aloud everyday helps children with hearing loss build literacy skills. Here are five “summer” books with specific concepts, skills, and activities for incorporating Listening and Spoken Language strategies into your reading time.