Childhood Communication Center Resources

We provide information on:

• Upcoming Family Information Sessions 
• Past Family Information Sessions 
• Conditions 
• Tests and Procedures 
• Recommended Reading 
• Support Groups and Classes 
• Useful Links 
• Videos 
• Executive Function in Deaf/Hard of Hearing Children 

Conditions

• Hearing loss  
• Microtia (PDF)
• Craniofacial microsomia (PDF)
• Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) 
• Delayed speech or language development 

Tests and Procedures

• Aural habilitation (PDF)
• Cochlear implants 
• Hearing evaluation in children 
• Hearing Screening: How to Prepare Your Baby (PDF) (Spanish) 

Recommended Reading

• Cochlear Implant: Roman's Story 
• For Kids: Can Loud Music Hurt My Ears? 
• For Kids: Hearing Impairment – Advice from Kristin 
• For Teens: Hearing Impairment 
• Hearing Loss: Early Intervention Helps Kids Communicate 
• Hearing Loss in Children: Screening, New Innovations Transform Young Lives 
• Mental Health Services for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children and Their Families (PDF) (Spanish)

Loeb Lending Library

All files are PDFs.

• Catalog 
• Instructions 

Newsletter

All files are PDFs.

• Spring–Summer 2010 
• Fall–Winter 2010 
• Spring–Summer 2011 
• Fall–Winter 2011 
• Spring–Summer 2012 
• Fall–Winter 2012 

Support Groups and Classes

• Family Information Sessions (PDF)
• 2013 Family Information Session: Exciting Summer Opportunities for DHH Teens (PDF)
• Teen Social Support Group (PDF)
• Parent to Parent (The Arc of Washington State) 
• Signing Exact English Classes (PDF)
   

Useful Links

• AAC Institute (augmentative and alternative communication)
• American Academy of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery 
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 
• Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 
• Apraxia-KIDS  
• Babyhearing.org 
• CI Circle (cochlear implants)
• Early Hearing-Loss Detection, Diagnosis and Intervention Program (Washington State Department of Health) 
• Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (Washington State Department of Early Learning) 
• Hands and Voices 
• Hearing Loss Resource Guide (Washington State DOH) (PDF) (Spanish) (Russian)
• International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication 
• Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center, Gallaudet University 
• National Association of the Deaf 
• National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management 
• Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Washington State Department of Social and Health Services) 
• Vaccines and Immunizations (CDC) 
• Washington School for the Deaf 
• Washington Sensory Disabilities Services (WSDS) 
• Washington State Hands and Voices 

Videos

• Healthlink Special: Cochlear Implants 
• Hearing Test May Warn Parents of SIDS 
• Little Girl Gets Ear for Christmas 

Family Information Sessions

Education sessions on various topics for parents of children who are deaf/hard of hearing (DHH) and professionals including educators, audiologists, and speech-language pathologists.

• Empower Yourself Through Technology, February 29, 2012
  Using the Internet and mobile technology to support DHH children and teens.
• Social Communication, October 8, 2011
  Provides a basic understanding and tips for supporting social-emotional development, and communication in children and teens.
• 504 Plans for Children with Hearing Loss, February 15, 2011
  Tips for working with the schools to effectively implement Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
• Deaf Culture from the Inside Out, August 20, 2009 
  Join presenters Brenda Leibman Aron and Len Aron on a journey through Deaf culture from both hearing and deaf perspectives.
• Executive Function in Children with Hearing Loss, May 25, 2011 
  This session provides an overview of executive functions (EF) and current research on EF in children with cochlear implants. It also provides resources for improving EF.
• IEP Meetings: Empower Yourself!, June 9, 2010 
  Eliminate confusion at your child’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meeting as Carol Carrothers discusses the purpose and process of an IEP, what to expect of an IEP, and tips for active participation in IEP meetings.
• Life Outside the Classroom: Strategies for Community Participation, April 29, 2009 
  This session includes an overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act, assistive listening devices, captioning, advocacy and a Q-and-A with a panel of parents and young adults who are DHH.
• Searching for Causes of Hearing Loss: Current Approach to Evaluation, August 26, 2010 
  Kathleen Sie, MD, discusses current practices in the evaluation of childhood hearing loss.
• Update: Hearing Aid Technology, February 10, 2009 
  What’s new in technology? A look at hearing aids, hearing fittings, and personal FMs.

Executive Function in Deaf/Hard of Hearing Children, October 13, 2012

Provides a basic understanding and tips for supporting the development of executive functions in children who are deaf/hard of hearing. Learn more (PDF) about the following presentations.

• Understanding Executive Functions
  • Presentation (PDF)
• Executive Functions in Children Who Are DHH
  • Presentation (PDF)
  • Hierarchy Handout (PDF)
• Supporting the Development of Executive Functions
  • Presentation (PDF)
• Social Competence and Executive Functions 
  • Presentation (PDF)
• Supporting Children Who Are DHH in the Classroom 
  • Presentation (PDF)
• Executive Function Q-and-A with Panel Guests