All Ears at Child's Voice: A Hearing Loss Podcast

On Episode 17 of All Ears at Child's Voice: A Hearing Loss Podcast, Wendy and Tatum interview Dr. Anne Marie Tharpe, the chair of the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences and Associate Director of the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center for Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences. Dr. Tharpe joins the show to discuss the identification, treatment, and management of unilateral and mild hearing losses. - Find us @childs_voice, @tatumfritzSLP, @wendydetersSLP, @ms_elise_sunshine. Email us at podcast@childsvoice.org. Follow along with the transcript and find show notes at childsvoice.org/podcast. - [Child's Voice is a listening and spoken language program for children with hearing loss. Views expressed on the show, both by the guests and by the hosts, may not necessarily represent the views of Child's Voice.]

On Episode 16 of All Ears at Child's Voice: A Hearing Loss Podcast, Tatum and Wendy interview Dr. Nancy Young, an otolaryngologist and cochlear-implant surgeon at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Dr. Young shares about her experience as a cochlear-implant surgeon, the changes she's witnessed in the cochlear implant surgery and hearing loss field over the course of her career, and the research she's involved with at Lurie Children's Hospital. - Find us @childs_voice, @tatumfritzSLP, @wendydetersSLP, @ms_elise_sunshine. Email us at podcast@childsvoice.org. Follow along with the transcript and find show notes at childsvoice.org/podcast. - [Child's Voice is a listening and spoken language program for children with hearing loss. Views expressed on the show, both by the guests and by the hosts, may not necessarily represent the views of Child's Voice.]

On episode 15 of All Ears at Child’s Voice: A Hearing Loss Podcast, Tatum and Wendy interview Julie and her daughter, Clara, about their experience with Clara’s hearing loss. Clara uses bilateral cochlear implants and is a graduate of Child’s Voice. She recently graduated from high school and, at the time of the recording, was preparing for her upcoming transition to college as a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne. Clara talks about graduating from high school and preparing for her upcoming transition to college. Julie shares her perspective as a parent of a child with hearing loss. Special thanks to Cochlear Americas for helping to coordinate this episode by putting the podcast in touch with Julie and Clara. - On the episode, Clara and Julie share about their experience with the manufacturing company of Clara's cochlear implants, Cochlear Americas. All Ears at Child's Voice does not promote any specific product mentioned on the show. If you have questions about selecting a manufacturer when considering a cochlear implant, please talk with your team and especially your audiologist. Information on all three cochlear implant manufacturers (Cochlear, MED-EL, and Advanced Bionics) can be found at their websites, which are listed in the show notes. - Find us @childs_voice, @tatumfritzSLP, @wendydetersSLP, @ms_elise_sunshine. Email us at podcast@childsvoice.org. Follow along with the transcript at childsvoice.org/podcast. - [Child's Voice is a listening and spoken language program for children with hearing loss. Views expressed on the show, both by the guests and by the hosts, may not necessarily represent the views of Child's Voice.]

Today we bring you recordings from our Recognition Ceremony in May. When the kids at Child's Voice are ready to move on to their mainstream program, we hold a graduation-type ceremony for them and they each give speeches. We bring you five of those speeches today. In addition, we say goodbye to Jessica. While we are so excited for her to be back in St. Louis and closer to family, we will miss her here on the podcast. So in today's episode, Tatum interviews Jessica to talk about her favorite therapy activities, what she has learned, and what she is proud of about her time at Child's Voice. - Find us @childs_voice, @TatumFritzSLP, and @JessicaBrockSLP. Email us at podcast@childsvoice.org. Follow along with the transcript at childsvoice.org/podcast. - [Child's Voice is a listening and spoken language program for children with hearing loss. Views expressed on the show, both by the guests and by the hosts, may not necessarily represent the views of Child's Voice.]

Today Jessica talks with Child’s Voice alum Haley about her college experience. Haley is a bilateral cochlear implant user and is getting her degree in Deaf Education from Illinois State University. At the end of today’s episode Tatum and other Child’s Voice staff share about their trip to Israel visiting another listening and spoken language program called Beit Micha. - Find us @childs_voice, @TatumFritzSLP, and @JessicaBrockSLP. Email us at podcast@childsvoice.org. Follow along with the transcript at childsvoice.org/podcast. - [Child’s Voice is a listening and spoken language program for children with hearing loss. Views expressed on the show, both by the guests and by the hosts, may not necessarily represent the views of Child’s Voice.]

Today we talk with Elsa Auerbach about the changes in deaf education that she has seen over the last 55 years. Elsa began as a teacher of the deaf in 1963 and talks with us about the advances in technology, the changes in outcomes, how her first students are doing now, and what she loves most about her job. - Find us @childs_voice, @TatumFritzSLP, and @JessicaBrockSLP. Email us at podcast@childsvoice.org. Follow along with the transcript at childsvoice.org/podcast. - [Child's Voice is a listening and spoken language program for children with hearing loss. Views expressed on the show, both by the guests and by the hosts, may not necessarily represent the views of Child's Voice.]

Today we talk with Michael Douglas about dual language learning. We talk about how he became interested in dual language learning and the many different ways that families who are bilingual or families who speak a language other than English can approach language learning with their children who are deaf or hard of hearing. This is a wonderful episode for parents and professionals alike! - Find us @childs_voice, @TatumFritzSLP, and @JessicaBrockSLP. Email us at podcast@childsvoice.org. Follow along with the transcripts at childsvoice.org/podcast. - [Child's Voice is a listening and spoken language program for children with hearing loss. Views expressed on the show, both by the guests and by the hosts, may not necessarily represent the views of Child's Voice.]

Today we talk with Dawn about her experience raising her son, who has cochlear implants and communicates using both sign language and spoken language. She so graciously shares her experiences, things she's learned along the way, and advice for parents and professionals based on her journey. - Find us @childs_voice, @TatumFritzSLP, and @JessicaBrockSLP. Email us at podcast@childsvoice.org. Follow along with the transcripts at childsvoice.org/podcast. - [Child's Voice is a listening and spoken language program for children with hearing loss. Views expressed on the show, both by the guests and by the hosts, may not necessarily represent the views of Child's Voice.]

Today we talk with Theresa Harp of Sound Speech in Watchung, NJ, about her experience counseling families of children with hearing loss as they decide what mode or modes of communication to use with their child (from listening and spoken language to ASL to cued speech). She shares resources for families and professionals across all communication modalities and we talk about owning our bias as a first step to helping families at this important step of the journey. Find us @childs_voice, @TatumFritzSLP, and @JessicaBrockSLP. Email us at podcast@childsvoice.org. Follow along with the transcripts at childsvoice.org/podcast. (Child's Voice is a listening and spoken language program for children with hearing loss. Views expressed on the show, both by guests and by the hosts, may not necessarily represent the views of Child's Voice.)

Today we talk with Dr. Uma Soman about supporting children with hearing loss in the mainstream setting. Uma was a professor of Tatum's and Jessica's at Vanderbilt and is a teacher of the deaf, the outreach coordinator for Carle Auditory Oral School, and co-founder of Listening Together whose mission is to support education and rehabilitation of children who are deaf or hard of hearing around the world through parent empowerment, professional development, and public awareness. Tune in to learn about positive, easy terminology for classifying children based on growth trajectories. Uma helps us understand who supports children who are deaf or hard of hearing in the mainstream, how to collaborate with other professionals, how language impacts the additional academic demands of school-age children, and what other needs a child might have as they go into middle school and high school. Follow along with the transcripts at childsvoice.org/podcast. You can also follow us at @childs_voice, @JessicaBrockSLP, and @TatumFritzSLP!

Today we talk with Andrea Marwah about the importance of knowing your rights as a parent when your child is entering the public school setting. Andrea Marwah is the president of Illinois Hands & Voices and is a Special Education Rights Specialist. She provides outreach through the Illinois School for the Deaf and is a wealth of knowledge on how best to advocate for your child in the school system. She is also a parent of a child who is deaf and uses cochlear implants. Tune in to learn about the special education process. If you're a parent, you will learn about your role as an advocate for your child. If you're a professional, you will learn about IDEA and how to support families through this process. Tatum and Jessica are so excited to be back for season 2 with this very important topic. Follow along with the transcripts at childsvoice.org/podcast! You can also follow us at @childs_voice, @JessicaBrockSLP, and @TatumFritzSLP.

On our last episode of season 1, Katie and Mike Schroeder share their experiences raising two children with hearing loss. They discuss the highs and lows, from diagnosis through early intervention and into preschool. They have an inspiring perspective and a take-action approach, and we were so honored to have them on our show. Tune in and follow along on our show notes and transcripts found at www.childsvoice.org/podcast! #hearinglosspodcast #childsvoicepodcast . . . We are taking a hiatus until February! Please tune in next year to hear more about bilingualism and hearing loss, public education system and IEPs, modes of communication like sign language, and more. Thank you so much everyone for tuning in to season 1!

Today we interview Landon Lacey about Theory of Mind (aka Mind-Reading). Tune in to learn about what theory of mind is, why this is hard for kids with hearing loss, and what we can do to help! (It’s not an un-solve-able problem!) Transcripts can be found at www.childsvoice.org/podcast.

Today we interview Anna Tess and Lucy Espinoza about self-advocacy! Anna has bilateral cochlear implants and is a teacher of the deaf and Lucy’s son Frankie went to Child’s Voice. Self-advocacy is so important, so tune in to find out why, and what you can do to help! Show notes and transcripts at www.childsvoice.org/podcast! Find us @jessicabrockslp @tatumfritzslp and @childs_voice! #hearinglosspodcast #ChildsVoicePodcast #earlyintervention #listeningandspokenlanguage #lsls #auditoryverbaltherapy #avt #deafeducation #hearingloss #cochlearimplant #hearingaids #deafkidsrock #speechtherapy #kidswithhearingloss #babieswithhearingloss

Today we sit down with Laura Straka and Rollen Cooper to discuss a model of early intervention therapy called bagless therapy. We look at some of the historical changes in the field of early intervention, what bagless therapy is, what the challenges and benefits are, and why we believe parents can and should be empowered in therapy sessions as much, if not more, than the kiddos! Show notes and transcripts are at childsvoice.org/podcast and we can be found on social media @childs_voice, @jessicabrockslp, and @tatumfritzslp. Send questions our way to podcast@childsvoice.org!