Evaluation and Therapy Services:
In 2005 a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) joined our organization! With the addition of this new team member, we are now able to offer a variety of services, including:
- Comprehensive speech/language evaluations to assess receptive/expressive language skills, oral-motor skills, speech production, listening skills, and spoken language abilities.
- Speech/language therapy.
- Auditory training services.
- Diagnostic therapy in conjunction with cochlear implant programming.
Our SLP specializes in the evaluation and treatment of deaf/hard of hearing individuals who use a variety of communication approaches, including auditory-oral and total communication. She also has a great deal of experience in evaluating and treating children who present with speech/language delays and impairments unrelated to hearing loss.
Please feel free to contact our office for more information, or to schedule an appointment: 650/462-3143 or appointments@letthemhear.org.
Home Program Ideas:
Sound and Beyond, created by Cochlear, is a self-paced program that allows implant recipients to develop their listening skills in the comfort of their own home! There are 8 modules included in the program, such as environmental sounds, music appreciation, everyday sentences, etc.Unlike many listening exercises, you don’t need a partner to practice. This program monitors progress and recommends what skill level should be practiced. It provides instant feedback regarding performance at the end of each training session or test. Training sessions remain challenging, as the material for each session is randomly selected from the database. To learn more about this software, visit: http://www.cochlearamericas.com/Support/169.asp.
Other “self help” aural rehabilitation ideas include:
http://esl.about.com/library/courses/blcourses_beginner_listening.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/index.htm
http://www.manythings.org/pp/
http://www.englishlistening.com/
http://pbskids.org/lions/songs/
Therapy Resources:
Visit the AG Bell Bookstore at http://www.agbell.org, where you will find a broad selection of textbooks, videos and resource materials on deafness and spoken language.
Central Institute for the Deaf -- Oral School and Outreach Center has a number of tests and curricula available for purchase! http://www.cid.wustl.edu/deaf%20home/PUBLICATIONS/test&curricula.htm
Nucleus hear we go! makes creating a workbook of listening exercises easy. Professionals working with older elementary aged students and teenagers can benefit from this resource. Students will enjoy their listening practice more as they can choose topics that interest them. http://www.cochlearamericas.com/Support/257.asp
Golden Gate Regional Center Patients:
Please visit http://www.dds.ca.gov/complaints/Home.cfm for a description of the appeals procedure in the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act.
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