Zion’s Story
Meet Zion, our 2024 Champion Child. Zion is many things – a son, a student, an Instagram dance sensation and – thanks to your support – a rising Glockenspiel star at the Merit School of Music. At twelve years old, Zion is a budding musician on track for success. He also has profound bilateral hearing loss. When […]
BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL
BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL When an individual finishes high school, they have many different options and avenues that they can take. Some of these may include going to college, community college, getting a two year degree, going to trade school or going into the workforce. After High School an individual with hearing loss has access to […]
Self-Advocacy
Many visible and invisible burdens can accompany a hearing loss diagnosis. Anna Tess Ed. D – FHSR Education Coordinator knows these, both as a person who lives with hearing loss herself and as a teacher of the deaf. In this blog, Anna outlines some of these burdens and offers tips for how parents can teach […]
LISTENING & SPOKEN LANGUAGE
LIstening and Spoken Language Thanks to today’s advances in hearing technology for infants and young children, families can be confident that their child can develop listening and spoken language. A few factors are key to promote the success of this communication style including parental involvement, support from qualified professionals and early detection. Your child will […]
Back to School – Tips for Parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
As we embark on a new school year and students return to in-person learning, below are some tips to assist your child’s education team in understanding your child and their hearing loss to ensure a positive start to the school year. We know going back to school can make any parent nervous (and excited), but […]
ASL Stages of Development
For those that use sign language as their primary approach to language access, there are language development milestones to consider that are specific to sign language. These milestones can be used to monitor ASL development in young children. One such checklist used by the California School for the Deaf in Fremont is listed below. 2 […]
Relay Services
If you don’t have access to internet services or smartphones… There are many available technologies for children who have difficulty with discrimination of speech on the telephone. This difficulty is compounded by the poor voice quality of many users of cell phones and speakerphones. A technology that provides assistance by converting speech to sign/text is […]
Reading to Children who have a hearing loss
Reading to children who have hearing loss is just as important for overall growth and development as it is for children who have normal hearing. As you are reading to your child, you are helping them develop reading comprehension, visual/tracking skills, expressive and receptive language and vocabulary skills. Below are some principles to use with […]
FHSR Literacy Library – Strictly No Elephants
Hear and See Strictly No Elephants being read and captioned and in ASL
FHSR Literacy Library – The Snowy Day
Hear and See The Snowy Day being read and captioned and in ASL
