Contents

1. Introduction
2. Hearing aids
3. Talking with your baby
4. Who does what?
5. Hearing screening for babies
6. What's in a word
7. Sources of information

7. Where to get further information and advice

With the Modernisation of Hearing Aids Programme (looking at assessment of hearing loss and using digital hearing aids) and Newborn Hearing Screening many things are changing within children’s audiology services and education, particularly at 0-2 years. Useful sources of information can be found at

www.deafnessatbirth.org.uk

This is a joint NDCS and RNID initiative, mainly aimed at professionals but with useful information for parents too. It has wide ranging information and updates on new government initiatives e.g. the Early Support Pilot Project aimed at 0-2 years.

www.unhs.org.uk

This gives information on what is happening with the newborn hearing screening programme and associated research.

General Development including Communication Birth to Five (book)

Health Education Authority. Given free to new mothers, available at local clinics or from health visitors etc.

From Birth to Five Years, Children’s Developmental Progress (book)

Mary Sheridan, revised and updated by Marion Frost and Dr Ajay Sharma.

Baby It’s You (video)

A series of 4 films originally shown on Channel 4. Beckmann Communications. Also book ‘Baby It’s You’ by A. Karmiloff-Smith.

Babytalk (book)

Dr. Sally Ward, aimed at parents, not necessarily to be followed step by step but full of useful ideas and descriptions of early communication.

Hearing Impairment

Deaf Children Talking — The Parent’s Guide to speech, language and learning for deaf children — the Natural Aural Approach (book)

DELTA, although it covers the full age range, there are lots of relevant ideas and information for 0-2.

Sound Futures (video)

DELTA’s new video shows deaf children and adults and can give you a positive sense of what the future might hold for your child.

The Young Deaf Child (book)

David Lutermann, with Ellen Kurtzer-White and Richard C. Seewald York Press (mainly aimed at professionals).

Hearing-Impaired Infants: Support in the First 18 Months (book)

Edited by Jacqueline Stokes (aimed at parents and professionals).