Parents learn more about hearing loss, what hearing aids can do for their child, and how to maintain the hearing aids. Parents learn how to create a good listening environment in the home and to encourage speech beginning at a very early age.
Parents learn how to make everyday events into language learning opportunities.
When the child cannot develop language through residual hearing, Total Communication is available. Parents are taught to use facial expressions, body movements, natural gestures, speech and sign language effectively in the home. When delays exist in other developmental areas, individualized goals are targeted to meet the child's needs. The Parent Advisor shares information, teaches family members skills which facilitate the child's development, and offers support to the family. The Communication Program consists of three sections.