Jessie Zamichow - AVCC "graduate" writes a great blog

Please visit Jessie's blog?
I am delighted to see this adventurous young woman sharing her stories!

Copy and paste this into the browser:
http://zamichowpointofview.blogspot.com/2013/02/ok-heres-much-requested-story-about.html

How does a Cochlear Implant work?

Watch these videos to see how a cochlear implant works:

http://heisnotme.com/video.html

http://www.cochlear.com/emea/how-cochlear-implants-work

So you have a child with a hearing loss on your caseload or in your classroom

Read this article for important information:

http://www.pediastaff.com/blog/slp-corner-so-you-have-a-child-with-a-hearing-loss-on-your-caseload-12664

Play more games, that's what AVT is all about!

Wow - "Simon Says, Play, don't use Flash Cards!"
Please read to understand why we play ( a lot )  in AVT:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/23/simon-says-dont-use-flashcards/?emc=eta1

GO FISH is a great "game with rules" for this kindergarten girl. I see her through lunch, so while we munch our lunch we play a game or two practicing USING her "reading sight words"; a, of, have, and.
"Do you have a five?" "I have a 5 of diamonds and a 3 of diamonds." This girl listens well with her cochlear implant, but needs practice with those hard to hear "small words; a of, and, have".
We also rehearse questions and review number concepts.

Please note the sound panels on the walls of her classroom. Her teacher (or I) use an FM system, too.

When a mom brings a new game to our weekly AVT session, I am thrilled to learn how to play! They teach me the rules. We have a fun learning through listening while playing.

There is so much to talk about while playing games!

Cupcakes or cake-lollipops

Making cupcakes has always been a fun therapy activity. This time we tried making lollipop cakes. The girls like cupcakes better. Why? Because they are bigger!

Free books online

Parents, teachers, and EVERYONE, Check out this website: http://www.wegivebooks.org/books/search?[search][meta_sort]=title.asc

You can read books online and it seems to be free!

A Good AVT is a coach who knows how to nurture talent

Don’t: Seek a coach or teacher (and I might add Auditory-Verbal Therapist) who’s like a courteous waiter.

Do: Seek coaches and teachers (and Auditory-Verbal Therapists) who scare you a little.

Why: It’s easy to confuse pleasure and comfort with actual learning. But truly good coaches and teachers ( and AVTs) are about challenging you to get to the edge of your abilities, time and time again. Seek out coaches ( and a good AVT is a coach) who are authoritative, who know their stuff, and who take charge. A little scary is good.

From "How to Nurture Talent"/ The Little Book of Talent by Daniel Coyle