Education & Resources
Listening. Speaking. Learning Together.
Parents are their child’s first and most important teachers. At DePaul School, we recognize the vital role that parents play in their child’s education by offering support, educational opportunities and workshops to help parents gain confidence and skills to be the best teacher they can be for their child.
Video Resources
At DePaul School, we use listening and spoken language to teach children who are deaf or hard of hearing to listen, speak and learn. The video series below was designed to help parents learn these techniques to help children from an early age.
Learn some easy steps from our experts on how to create an optimal listening experience for your child at home and beyond!
Learn some easy troubleshooting tips for your child’s hearing devices.
Make sure your child’s hearing devices are working correctly and your child has access to all of the sounds they need by performing a Ling-6 Sound Check daily.
Get some easy-to-incorporate tips and tricks on how to narrate your day to expose your child to as much language as possible.
Explore “parallel talk” and “self talk” - two strategies you can use to model language for your child.
Learn more about different techniques such as wait time, repetition, and giving your child an expectant look in order to drive communication.
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