ALL EARS! Center https://allearscenter.org/ Hear and Be Heard Tue, 29 Aug 2023 21:03:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://allearscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cropped-AE-Center_3x3-3-32x32.jpg ALL EARS! Center https://allearscenter.org/ 32 32 Chick-fil-A https://allearscenter.org/cfa/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cfa Tue, 29 Aug 2023 19:16:48 +0000 https://allearscenter.org/?p=7430 All Ears! Center is honored to be a regional finalist for the Southwest Region Chick-fil-A True Inspiration Award — and we need your vote to win! Follow the instructions below to cast your vote. HOW TO VOTE From Sept. 1-23, Chick-fil-A One® Members will be able to vote within the CFA app. Here’s how to help select […]

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All Ears! Center is honored to be a regional finalist for the Southwest Region Chick-fil-A True Inspiration Award — and we need your vote to win! Follow the instructions below to cast your vote.

HOW TO VOTE

From Sept. 1-23, Chick-fil-A One® Members will be able to vote within the CFA app. Here’s how to help select the award winners:

  1. Sign in to your Chick-fil-A One account (or create one) in the Chick-fil-A App
  2. Select ‘Rewards’ at the bottom of the screen
  3. Select ‘News’ on the top left of the screen
  4. Click the ‘Vote Now’ button
  5. Select your region
  6. Read about this year’s regional finalists and cast your vote for All Ears!

Additional information about the True Inspiration Awards and how to vote is available at www.chick-fil-a.com/true-inspiration-awards.

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]]> Love is in the Air https://allearscenter.org/february-2023/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=february-2023 Fri, 03 Feb 2023 19:16:55 +0000 https://allearscenter.org/?p=6806 A Message from Lee Rech, Executive Director, LSL All Ears! Friends and Families,Although a short month, February is FULL of happenings! I hope you have a wonderful month. If you need anything from me, I’m All Ears! – Lee Upcoming Dates February February 16: School wide Valentines Party February 17: School Closed February 20: President’s […]

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All Ears! Friends and Families,
Although a short month, February is FULL of happenings!

  • Change to newsletter format to better serve you. Going forward, we’ll cover relevant topics in more depth over a 3 month period. First up, we’ll explore AUDIOLOGY, as the cornerstone of access to sound for the deaf/hard of hearing. Get ready for a deep dive into important educational news and support information.
  • Dani Boyd, SLP, is returning to All Ears! We are thrilled to have her back! Stay tuned for more information from Allison regarding AVT scheduling.
  • All Ears! is finally joining the digital age to better connect with you. We know your lives are busy and your time is limited. Would you like to receive short video clips and info graphics (NOT LENGTHY CONTENT) via TEXT MESSAGE for easier and faster access to information? Find and complete the poll at the end of the newsletter!
  • Fall Registration and Summer Camp information is coming SOON. Rosie will be in touch.

I hope you have a wonderful month. If you need anything from me, I’m All Ears!

– Lee

Upcoming Dates

February

February 16: School wide Valentines Party

February 17: School Closed

February 20: President’s Day School and Clinic Closed

February 24: IPSY Dr. Megan guest speaker

March

March 4: Hearing For All! World Hearing Day Celebration

March 5 -7: Family Camp

March 8: Breakfast at Truluck’s

March 27: Waste Connections Poker Tournament

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Help others understand the impact of All Ears!

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Collaborative Audiology

We want your child to LOVE wearing their hearing technology, because they are confident in what they are hearing and connected to their environment. The first step is to ensure their technology is programmed appropriately.

All EARS! believes it is important for your child to have routine, ear specific, aided, and unaided assessment every 3 months. This is the best way to ensure your child’s hearing technology is consistently programmed to provide access to soft speech.

By having this frequent audiology management, your child’s SLP and teacher are confident in what your child is hearing and can dive deeper into any difficulties like speech perception issue, vocabulary issue, or a language structure issue.

This improves therapy and learning tremendously.

Parents and caregivers know their children better than anyone else. As a parent of a child who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing, it is imperative that you be in a collaborative partnership with your audiologist.

Experiencing collaborative audiology firsthand has been a GAME CHANGER for real time clinical decisions! We would love to hear your experiences. If you are willing, please share on social media and tag us.

Allison

This month’s IPSY with Dr. Megan

Ask questions! Make sure you have a clear understanding of your child’s audiologic plan of care.

  • Learn pediatric audiological terminology, protocols, and assessment measures. These can be found on the American Speech Language Hearing Association website.
  • Know your child’s hearing equipment (basic troubleshooting) and report any issues/concerns to your audiologist.
  • Understand where your child is functioning on the audiogram. This requires ear specific, aided, unaided and speech evaluations.
  • Request hard copies of your child’s report/audiogram after every appointment.

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Happy November!

As we enter this bustling time of year it’s easy to get overwhelmed and forget the importance of balance. By adding an evening IPSY session to accommodate our working parents’ schedules, we’re here to help! Connect with other families for support and resources. Please also join us at our Thanksgiving Feast for a stress free gathering with your children as they celebrate with their friends.

We’re THANKFUL to be part of the team as your children learn to Hear and Be Heard! My door is always open and I’m All Ears, so Let’s  Talk.

A Message from Lee Rech, Executive Director, LSL

From the classroom…

This month and the Thanksgiving Holiday provide perfect opportunities to model “please” and “thank you” as we talk about gratitude with our children. They will learn when it’s right to use polite speech as they hear and see you using it routinely. Talk daily with your child about gratitude and help them name the wonders in their lives: The beautiful sky and changing leaves, family, their yummy snacks. Encourage your child to try new foods over Thanksgiving and help them learn the new words for them. This practice not only promotes
expanded vocabulary, but also develops social-emotional growth! We hope you enjoy this month and wish all our students and families a Happy Thanksgiving! We are so grateful to be their teachers!

Please sign up on the Parent Portal to help make this year’s Feast special! THANK YOU!

From the clinic…

Technology and Attentive Behavior: Both are necessary for learning listening and spoken language. Once hearing aids or cochlear implants are properly fitted, your child has access to sound. Next, your child must be ready to listen and “attend” to the sound so he/she can listen and learn. To gain attentive behavior for babies and
toddlers, your LSL team member will follow your child’s lead and redirect attention by using rewards. As children get older, attentive behavior may be harder to achieve as expectations become more challenging.

We want your child’s progress to continue and not be limited by interfering behaviors, so at the start of each session, please help us get to work right away. This is when your child is most primed to learn, to follow directions and be focused on listening. These tried and true tips, will help:

1. Make sure technology is on and working.
2. Take a restroom break before the session.
3. Have a quick snack. Staying focused for an entire session can be hard work!
4. Encourage consistency in behavior management strategies during LSL work with your child at home, so expectations are the same during AVT sessions.

Work with your child’s AVT and audiologist to make the most of each session. Know what is expected of your child to reach his/her goals and practice those strategies as part of your LSL way of life. If you would like additional resources, please check these out:

· Love and Logic (www.loveandlogic.com)
· No Drama Discipline (by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson Ph.D.
· Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline (by Becky A. Bailey)

Upcoming Dates

Happy Birthday
Jeremiah P. 11/18
Gabe R. 11/30
Staff:
Ms. Rosie 11/22
Dr. Marsh 11/23 November 1: Audiology
Available – Schedule today!
November 4: Lance Allred visit- guest reader
November 11: IPSY
Conroe ISD speaker –
Lunch served at 11 – help us help future
families by sharing your program seeking experiences. November 16: Kroger Field trip
November 18: Thanksgiving Feast
following noon dismissal
Sign up on the parent portal
November 29: Giving Tuesday We
have a matching grant so you can
DOUBLE your IMPACT

From Audiology…

Priority registration will be given to current students, AVT clients, and All Ears! Alumni for audiology appointments. Please contact Kim, Office Administrator, at kim.erbele.allearscenter.org for information regarding scheduling and records retrieval.

From Parent Support…

Join us for IPSY

Learn to LSL Play Group – Birth to 3 years Mondays: 9:30-11 Owl Room

The Welcome Center is open and available to ALL!

The 8th Annual Clay Shoot was a Tremendous Success!

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