Early intervention Birth – 6 years

Learning and language skills information, guides and games to help parents of, and professionals working with, very young Cochlear implant recipients.

Listen Learn and Talk

Listen, Learn and Talk has been developed to compliment a child's auditory habilitation program until they are ready for school. The program includes a book and three DVD’s to meet the child’s needs at different ages: Babies Babble, Toddlers Talk and Children Chatter.
It contains activities that parents can do with their children at home. And professionals will find the fundamental information, references and practical examples a valuable resource.
Ideally, families will make use of Listen Learn and Talk working in partnership with a therapist or educator for auditory habilitation.

Start using Listen, Learn and Talk now! >

Ling-6 Sounds

The Ling-6 Sounds [m, ah, oo, ee sh, s] are important part of a young child’s listening development. Included in this downloadable pack are 6 cards. On one side of each is a picture of a Ling sound. On the reverse side are pictures and instructions that can be used to teach early vowels and simple phrases, extend early listening skills as well as develop language/ thinking skills through matching.

Download Ling 6 Sounds
Ling 6 Sound Daily Check
Ling cards

Speech Sounds

Speech Sounds has been designed to give children rich auditory input and exposure to one sound, and then move to a different sound after one or two weeks.
It helps teach the 20 most common English consonant sounds, by suggesting child friendly words, games and toys, daily routines, songs, books and more.
Parents can use Speech Sounds as a teaching aid at home. Ideally, families will be working in partnership with a therapist or educator for auditory habilitation.

Download Speech Sounds

Speech Acoustics Made Easy

This information sheet has been created mainly to help professional understand the properties of speech to maximise the potential of the cochlear implant such as:

• low and high pitch
• why some sounds are longer and softer than others

Download the Speech Acoustics Made Easy sheet

Cochlear Implant Listening Skills Development

Auditory performance with a cochlear implant is described using four broad categories of auditory skill. In younger children, development of auditory skills occurs more naturally where all skills are targeted simultaneously. The following HOPE Note chart provides professionals with information on the hierarchy of auditory skill development essential for assessing current ability, targeting intervention goals and providing habilitation to children with cochlear implants.

Download the Cochlear implant listening skills development chart

Newly Implanted Preschooler

While children as young as 12 months of age can have a cochlear implant, some receive them at a later age. These children have a great opportunity to catch up to their hearing peers, especially if their habilitation program takes into account their auditory and language experiences prior to implantation. The following HOPE Note guide addresses considerations for designing a comprehensive intervention plan for newly implanted preschool aged children.

Download the newly implanted pre-schooler guide

Children from homes with spoken languages other than English

As a therapist or educator for auditory habilitation you may sometimes be working with parents and young implant recipients who usually speak in a language other than English at home. This article explores the auditory and language-learning needs of these implant recipients and offer suggestions and strategies to assist in their language development both at home and school.

Download the Children from homes with spoken languages other than English article

HOPE Seminar Series

HOPE seminars are online seminars designed for educational professionals, therapists and clinicians who work with babies, children, teens and adults with hearing loss. Some are also appropriate for parents and recipients. The seminars can be accessed live and recorded (there are more than 120 archived seminars). They feature:

• in person workshops
• guides for educational professionals
• downloadable “notes” on a wide variety of habilitation and education-related topics
• a copies of the instructors’ PowerPoint presentation

Download HOPE modules

Continuing Education Units (CEU’s)

CEU’s from ASHA and the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) are offered for all live online seminars while CEU’s from AAA are also available for recorded courses.
See the list of all the HOPE seminars available