I came across this page "
Hubbards Cupboard" and it has so many awesome resources to print and use in teaching a wide range of subjects.
I print them out changing the layout to be 4 pages per printed page, to save paper and make it a cute mini book. We go through the pages, reading the words, and he colors the pages. Then we staple it into a booklet and show/read it to everyone we can.
This is exactly what I was feeling like…
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Added by Lucky Day on May 14, 2009 at 11:13pm —
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This is such an exciting time for us. My deaf 4 year old is reading and writing! We knew he could sight read a few words and he was even writing some of his favorite words, like his name and Goodyear ;)
On Tuesday night we were trying to get him to pray for dinner. He didn't want to, as usual, so I thought it would be funny to write it down and ask him again.
Who
Pray?
He looked at the note, we told him what it said (since Who and Pray aren't in his reading vocab).
Then I wrote his name. He s…
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Added by Lucky Day on April 30, 2009 at 8:26pm —
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This is my story! My daughter Brettanie was born with Congential Rubella(form of german measels).She is 14 years old. Not only she is deaf she also has cerybal palsy. My first born was a boy who was born healthy.But after I delievered Dakota and went back for my 6 week check up I was gaven a rubella shot for future pregancy. Then in 1994 I found out that I was preganate. Went through the normal routine.Except I went to a doctor who said that I was going to have a downs baby and I was to small of…
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Added by Barbara Louise Brady on April 10, 2009 at 9:27pm —
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Hi All-
I am not sure if any of the members here are located in the Metro area but I couldn't keep this info all to myself...
My husband and I just took our little boy to tour a school called Kendall Demonstration Elementary School (KDES) in Washington DC. It's on Galludet University campus and it is FREE!!! Federally funded. We will be enrolling our son James at the end of August. It is awesome!! The public school system in our County (Charles) is horribly undereducated with severe disabilities…
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Added by Jen on April 10, 2009 at 12:25pm —
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Hi All-
I am not sure how to word this exactly...My son was just tested under sedation and came back with a profound hearing loss. We had him at his audiologist a few days prior and did some booth testing (as long as he could sit still :o) he is 3) she was able to get results behaviorly at 70-75db. He was originally tested when he was 5 months old. His test results were 60db in one ear and 65 in the other. He was fitted for hearing aids when he was 4 months old. I know in my heart that my husban…
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Added by Jen on February 24, 2009 at 10:03am —
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Save the Date
10th Annual
San Diego Area Deaf and Hard‑of‑Hearing Family Camp
A Weekend at Camp Marston
Julian, California
May 22-24, 2009
Memorial Day Weekend
An opportunity for families with children who are deaf or hard‑of‑hearing to come together in a positive environment.
For information about the camp or scholarships contact Melanie Doyle at (858) 455-7571 or mdoyle3@san.rr.com.
Scholarship deadline is April 15th. To register for camp go to our secure website at http://w…
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Added by Karen Putz on February 16, 2009 at 7:16am —
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Many years ago the Sertoma club donated equipment for the hard-of-hearing to use at church. Some time ago they become defunct. I have recently asked if the church would revisit procuring similar equipment. The Sertoma club would not donate any money to the church, when the church staff inquired. Now a sound person (hearing, who to my knowledge has little to no understanding or experience w/ hearing loss) has ordered something, but no one can explain to me what it is... The church staff member sa…
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Added by Brenda Elliott on February 13, 2009 at 4:58pm —
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I'd like to introduce myself briefly - I have four children, two of whom were born hard-of-hearing (HH)- the oldest (12) and the youngest (16 mos.). Prior to my oldest child's birth, there was no history of congenital hearing loss (or otherwise). Our next two children were born hearing, and our fourth child was also born with a hearing loss. Okay, now we know it's genetic! :-) My kids who are HH are both boys, and praise God we have new born hearing screenings in our state! They've both worn hea…
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Added by Brenda Elliott on January 22, 2009 at 4:49pm —
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This is an old one, but I thought I'd share it here:
Flawed and Fabulous Moms Continue
Added by Karen Putz on January 20, 2009 at 6:59pm —
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We've been having our son go to speech 4 times a week at a school where he can't go to school because he is too young. Then 2x a week I take him to a VE pre-K and he does PE or plays outside with the other kids.
This VE Pre-K has a CODA and great teachers, but the reason that most kids are there is that they have developmental or behavioral issues. So we're thinking of moving our son to a pre-school program with developmentally normal kids with an interpreter.
He's going to be 4 this month and…
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Added by Lucky Day on December 23, 2008 at 11:29pm —
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Added by Amy Bakari™ Public Relations on December 16, 2008 at 10:17pm —
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A long time friend asked me this:
You're not really... deaf, are you?
Read more here:
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Added by Karen Putz on November 18, 2008 at 7:13pm —
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Hi Everyone, My name is Carly I found this great website through the facebook group and think that it is great. I have a 3 year old son Joey who is hearing impaired, Joey had meningites at 3 weeks old. Joey's hearing loss was not diagnosed until after his first birthday after I went back and forth with the doctors begging them to please do a hearing test especially since I would shake a rattle in Joey's ear and get no reaction; the doctors kept tellinng me that he was fine and maybe just a littl…
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Added by Carly on November 17, 2008 at 1:01pm —
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I want to say thanks to the powers that be that have put this website/group together. So, thanks!
I've been having fun looking around this site - enjoying the photos and other members comments. I spent a little time playing around and setting up my own page here, and added a few photo's. I have to say, pretty user-friendly! If I did anything "wrong" someone please let me know... cause I was just pushing buttons for a while there. =)
I actually started a blog fairly recently (last summer)... ca…
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Added by DebCny on November 11, 2008 at 12:30am —
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Hi All,
I know you must be thinking sure her daughter is gifted, doesn't every Mother claim that? Please give me time to explain and I think you will agree.
The first thing you notice about my daughter, Maisie, is her smile. It's as bright as sunshine and full of mischief and fun. The next thing you'd notice is the little box that seems to float near her head just behind her right ear. That tiny little box is actually a BAHA, short for bone anchored hearing aid, and it usually makes people tak…
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Added by Michelle on November 7, 2008 at 8:56am —
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Hi All,
So we have a big event taking place in the Symes house in the next week. Exciting and nerve wracking news all at the same time. Our little daughter, Maisie, will be having a "nail put in her head" (her words) next week. And really, it's not that far from the truth, except for the fact that it's a screw and not a nail. I'll get to that in a second.....
You can't imagine the joy we felt the day our little girl was born. We adored our boys, and from the minute we found out we were having…
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Added by Michelle on November 5, 2008 at 10:31am —
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We met this little 5 year old 2 weeks ago. She is deaf and in a home daycare situation. She hasn't had any early intervention, she doesn't even have hearing aids. The family has medicaid, they just don't know how to get basic needs met.
I feel mad and powerless about this situation. If she could be brought to our county she would be the 1 more child they need to split the k-5 class. If she could get hearing aids she could have a chance at catching up on language. Her family doesn't want to send…
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Added by Lucky Day on October 26, 2008 at 4:32pm —
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Mom's Night Inn is an annual retreat for moms and caregivers of deaf and hard of hearing children. The event will be held on January 24th and 25th of 2009. It is an intimate gathering of moms that includes lots of sharing, laughter and fun. We do crafts, massages, manicures and more! We will have a panel of deaf and hard of hearing adults who will be sharing their personal journeys and professions.
Read Julie Vassilato's article on last year's Mom's Night Inn:…
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Added by Karen Putz on October 22, 2008 at 10:22pm —
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I'm grateful for the delete key and the 5 minute window to edit my posts. I'm struggling with the choices we're facing. Our son is 3 and according to the AV therapist we visited, his sign vocab is closer to age 5. Awesome! But we are considering a CI because he isn't making appropriate progress. He's super smart, he just can't hear well enough. I'm so grateful that we have used the sign from the beginning. We have had so many beautiful times each day, that I thanked God for it. When he says his…
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Added by Lucky Day on October 9, 2008 at 2:01pm —
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Coach Barb shares her story of raising deaf twins:
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Added by Karen Putz on October 8, 2008 at 6:34pm —
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Free booklets to teach kids to read
I am BLESSED!
School in DC...
Family Camp in California
Any advice - assistive devices for our church?
YOUTH THAT ROCKS! "DEAFBOTS" PLACES 2ND AT THE LEGO LEAGUE ROBOTICS COMPETITION!
Joey's Story
Enjoying this group website...
My Daughter is Gifted
