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1. Introducing the Baby programme
2. Learning from the experiences of others
3. Early communication – talking without using words
4. Early listening skills – learning to listen and listening to learn
5. Everyday language during everyday activities
6. Building your baby’s communication skills
7. Extending your baby’s listening and spoken language skills
8. Creating opportunities for your baby to learn
9. Looking back at your baby’s progress
Toddler programme
1. Introducing the Toddler programme
2. “I want that!” – Communicating without words
3. “Let’s do this together!” – Shared attention
4. “What’s that noise?” – Encouraging active listening
5. “I know that sound!” – Developing discrimination
6. “This is what I mean!” – Concentrating on useful language
7. “This is interesting!” – Useful language topics
8. “Imagine that!” – Encouraging imagination
9. “Sing with me!” – The importance of music, rhythm and song
10. “What are we doing?” – Learning the importance of verbs
11. “I know what you mean!” – Reading social communication clues
12. Looking back at your toddler’s progress
Preschool programme
1. Introducing the Preschool programme
2. Understanding the factors affecting your child’s progress
3. Nourishing your child’s growing communication skills
4. Helping your child make sense of their feelings
5. Helping your child develop their speech skills
6. Using play to develop communication skills
7. Learning language all day – every day!
8. Language topics throughout the year
9. Reading as a route to language
10. Developing more advanced language skills
11. Selecting a school to suit your child’s needs
12. Looking back at your preschooler’s progress
Learning through music
How music can help your child learn
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Toddler songs
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Getting to grips with technology and terminology
1. How we hear
2. Hearing tests and your child
3. Understanding audiograms
4. Learning about hearing aids
5. Maintaining hearing aids
6. Learning about cochlear implants
7. Getting ready for cochlear implants
8. Understanding the lingo
9. Your feedback on this technology and terminology course
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ABOUT
Key features
Common questions
About The Elizabeth Foundation
Our course leaders
Supporters
COURSES
Baby programme
1. Introducing the Baby programme
2. Learning from the experiences of others
3. Early communication – talking without using words
4. Early listening skills – learning to listen and listening to learn
5. Everyday language during everyday activities
6. Building your baby’s communication skills
7. Extending your baby’s listening and spoken language skills
8. Creating opportunities for your baby to learn
9. Looking back at your baby’s progress
Toddler programme
1. Introducing the Toddler programme
2. “I want that!” – Communicating without words
3. “Let’s do this together!” – Shared attention
4. “What’s that noise?” – Encouraging active listening
5. “I know that sound!” – Developing discrimination
6. “This is what I mean!” – Concentrating on useful language
7. “This is interesting!” – Useful language topics
8. “Imagine that!” – Encouraging imagination
9. “Sing with me!” – The importance of music, rhythm and song
10. “What are we doing?” – Learning the importance of verbs
11. “I know what you mean!” – Reading social communication clues
12. Looking back at your toddler’s progress
Preschool programme
1. Introducing the Preschool programme
2. Understanding the factors affecting your child’s progress
3. Nourishing your child’s growing communication skills
4. Helping your child make sense of their feelings
5. Helping your child develop their speech skills
6. Using play to develop communication skills
7. Learning language all day – every day!
8. Language topics throughout the year
9. Reading as a route to language
10. Developing more advanced language skills
11. Selecting a school to suit your child’s needs
12. Looking back at your preschooler’s progress
Learning through music
How music can help your child learn
Baby songs
Toddler songs
Preschool songs
Getting to grips with technology and terminology
1. How we hear
2. Hearing tests and your child
3. Understanding audiograms
4. Learning about hearing aids
5. Maintaining hearing aids
6. Learning about cochlear implants
7. Getting ready for cochlear implants
8. Understanding the lingo
9. Your feedback on this technology and terminology course
INFORMATION
Videos
Hear from deaf children and their families
Baby programme activities
Toddler programme activities
Preschool programme activities
Learning through music – songs
Audiology, technology and terminology
Guidance papers
Baby programme guidance papers
Toddler programme guidance papers
Preschool programme guidance papers
Learning through music – guidance papers
Technology and terminology guidance papers
Glossary
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