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Media Quote – Living A Life Less Ordinary

IDK is cited in the “Living A Life Less Ordinary” feature in the ‘Living’ section (p.15) of the Independent, a broadsheet newspaper in Ireland (28/9/2013). Context Is Everything The context derives from Sound Advice’s post on Andrew Solomon’s book, “Far From The Tree”, with a critical review of the issues it raises on personal identity.In identity terms,

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Live Video Chats Suit Toddler Language-Learning

Toddlers may learn spoken language faster via video which is interactive, such as Skype or video-conferencing, according to research from Temple University and the respective Universities of Delaware and Washington. Toddlers learn language faster via interactive video Notably, the toddlers in this research learned new words only during live video chats (back/forth conversation), and not

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Listening And Speaking: A Refocus For Teachers

Teacher-training to work with children who have hearing issues is altering in the US with new demand for teachers who can teach listening-and-spoken language (LSL) when working with children who wear hearing devices. Read: PACS gets USD 1.18mn from US Department of Education Specifically, the US Department of Education is funding the training of 40 teachers in LSL and

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Newborn Hearing Tests And AVT Give A Solid Start

Newborn hearing testing in the UK means Lacey Bradley now sings and plays guitar in a music club. She first got hearing-aids at two weeks old, before her bilateral cochlear implants at age three and four, respectively. Newborn Hearing Tests Give A Solid Start Read: Lacey’s progress a sound reason for baby testing Outcomes are

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Learning Modern Languages At School

Have you considered deaf pupils who learn modern languages at school? This “Modern Languages” video from the UK guides teachers and students in listening/conversing when in groups, in the classroom or working alone. NDCS – BCC MFL from NDCS on Vimeo. Children in Ireland can seek exemption from learning the Irish language, to free resource time

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Happy Sixth Birthday, Sound Advice!

Sound Advice (formerly IDK) is six years old today (Aug. 28th, 2013). For a venture that began with €5k and a website name, that’s a real achievement in a recession, particularly when change-making is a priority. Six years with no core, church or state funding This self-financing is a big Sound Advice ‘win’. Another is

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How AIT’s Audiology Course Is Being Accredited

Twenty-one students taking the four-year BSc. degree in Audiology at AIT (Athlone Institute of Technology) in Ireland, reached a High Court settlement to complete three remaining years of the degree course, which was suddenly dropped last June after concluding its first year (2012-13). According to the Irish Times, this settlement is a once-off, hinting that

Ten Commandments For Kids With Hearing Issues

Infants who get hearing-intervention by six months old have better results, according to multiple researchers. Dedicated audiologists aim for a one-three-six model of good practice: screening by one month old hearing-aid/s by three months, and spoken language intervention by six months Read: Ten Hearing-Commandments For Children Infants’ consistent use of hearing-devices from their first

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Impact Of Losing Ireland’s Only Audiology Course

This post follows “Ireland’s Only Audiology Course Being Scrapped” (August 2, 2013). Today, the students don’t have the answers they need, and are losing time to transfer to new audiology courses in the UK. To start with, what is the impact of Ireland losing its only audiology course? Dropping this 4-year degree course at Athlone Institute

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How Early Intervention In Scandinavia Is Changing

With education systems in Scandinavia seen as models for good educational practices, the IDK team reviewed early intervention approaches for families with children who have hearing issues. This resource (2012) is worth a read: Read: Scandinavia: New Challenges For Auditory Services Slide 12 cites current approaches for families, based on early detection and intervention, with

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