A list of the best picture books and chapter books for children with hearing loss. These books are about children with hearing aids, cochlear implants, and deafness in today's society.
Song for a Whale book. Read 96 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Twelve-year-old Iris has never let her deafness slow her down. A w...
Finally! A comprehensive list of books for your deaf or hard of hearing Titan to help them feel included and empowered. Check out these books, and let us know what you think! A Bear...
Learn how sounds make their way from the source to your brain. To learn more about how we hear, visit the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicat...
This 7-minute video by Brandon Pletsch takes viewers on a step-by-step voyage through the inside of the ear, to the acoustic accompaniment of classical music...
The StudyJams! characters explain how hearing works. StudyJams! is an online learning service offered by Scholastic. Science and Math are taught through vide...
At six months or so baby knows what she wants, but just can’t say it yet. Until now. Baby sign language is a proven bridge between baby talk and first English, and here’s the clearest way to learn it. With pull tabs that demonstrate exactly how to make each sign, My First Baby Signs t...
How a Cochlear Implant Works with HiRes Ultra by Advanced Bionics
Advanced Bionics provides the world’s most advanced cochlear implant system to help you or your loved one hear again—or experience the joy of sound for the f...
New Beginnings: Acquiring and Living With a Cochlear Implant
Fifteen stories written by deaf/hard of hearing individuals who have had cochlear implants are told within the context of unique histories that are intimate, personal and moving. Readers will gain insight into the personal struggles, challenges, and benefits for those who made the decision to get...
Bilateral cochlear implant recipient is a Canadian deaf Olympics star in volleyball
“Abbie was born April 21, 2002 and she just turned 16. We learned she was profoundly deaf in both ears after she failed all the standard hearing tests they do on all babies in the hospitals here in Nova Scotia, Canada. We were quickly led to the direction of getting her bilateral cochlear implants. We chose to go with Cochlear because of our audiologist’s recommendation. They only did one ear at one time, and we wanted her to get the second one done too. Getting bilateral cochlear implants At 13 months, she had her first Cochlear Implant surgery done for
When Ruby's cousin Flying Duck emigrates from China to live with her, Ruby decides the best thing about Flying Duck is that she is a great new friend. BUT the worst thing about Flying Duck is that now, no one speaks English at home. Plus, there's strange food on the table every night and only cho...
Jilly thinks she's figured out how life works. But when her sister, Emma, is born deaf, she realizes how much she still has to learn. The world is going to treat Jilly, who is white and hearing, differently from Emma,just as it will treat them both differently from their Black cousins.A big fanta...
Hurt Go Happy is the unforgettable story of one girl's determination to save the life of a fellow creature_one who has the ability to ask for help. Hurt Go Happy is the winner of the Schneider Family Book Award. It's also an International Literacy Association Teachers' Choices selection, a Book S...