INDIVIDUAL & GROUP INSTRUMENT CLASSES (AGE 4 -12) POST
Watch Full Video continuing your child’s musical journey Continuing a deaf or hard of hearing child’s music education, our next step in the Music to My Ears (MTME) program is instrument lessons for children ages four and above. From ukulele to piano and percussive instruments the Foundation’s goal is to deliver high quality music education […]
MUSIC CLASSES & INSTRUMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM POST
Music Classes & Instrument Scholarship Program Our MTME Early Childhood Scholarship Program focuses on children up to four years of age by focuses on engaging them in a music enrichment class both for the child and their primary caregiver. These classes provide all the benefits of music class participation such as experiencing movement, rhythm, and […]
Growing Up Together: Roselynn and FHSR
Back in 2022, we introduced you to Roselynn – a vivacious, talkative preschooler with bilateral hearing loss. With your support and FHSR behind her, Roselynn has been thriving. She’s now a happy, confident kindergartener with a song in her heart and only the sky as her limit! First diagnosed in 2018, Roselynn originally wore hearing […]
Music Enrichment for Birth to Age 3 POST
MUSIC ENRICHMENT FOR BIRTH TO AGE THREE: HOW AND WHY TO CREATE A MUSIC RICH ENVIRONMENT AT HOME Creating a music rich environment in the home has many benefits for the child; from listening skills to speech perception and development, to turn taking and movement but perhaps the biggest benefit is the joy music gives […]
MUSIC THERAPY POST
MUSIC THERAPY PROGRAMMING For Kids age 4-8 Based on the groundbreaking work of Dr. Kate Gfeller, University of Iowa and Advisory Board member, FHSR expanded our music programming to include Music Therapy for children living with hearing loss, a long-time goal of the Foundation. Saturdays from January thru April at 2 locations: Child’s Voice – […]
Parent Resource Downloads
Providing Parents with Education Resources FHSR’s mission is to provide parents, caregivers, and professionals with the resources for their DHH and Hard of Hearing child. Parents play a crucial role in making sure their DHH and Hard of Hearing child has the right accommodations, supports and plans in place for their education. The parent resource […]
Mission Matters Interview
FHSR is thrilled to be featured on Missions Matters to discuss hearing loss in newborns and how FHSR is bringing awareness through our 1-3-6 Campaign. One of our goals is to normalize parents reporting weight, height, and hearing as part of a natural response to how the baby is doing. 1-3-6 Campaign #HowIsTheBaby’sHearing
Reading & Book Recommendations for Kids with Hearing Loss
“How do I read with my baby if they are deaf or hard of hearing?” “How do I encourage my deaf or hard of hearing child to be interested in books?” “How can I share stories with my deaf or hard of hearing child the way I can with my hearing child?” These are common questions […]
Katie Farnsworth Au.D.
Katie completed her doctorate in Audiology in 2015 from Rush University Medical Center. Currently, she is a pediatric Audiologist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, where she is on the cochlear implant team. Katie’s lifelong ambition has been to work with children who have hearing loss; she was diagnosed with a […]
ANNA TESS ED. D.
We asked Board member Anna Tess’s why she joined the FHSR Board: “Being deaf does not define me – but it is a part of me. Being deaf has given me several challenges in my life. Many of these challenges I have overcome, and they have made me who I am today. My educators, family […]
