Steps

STEPS was developed in collaboration with the Ear Foundation (UK), Gill Data and Nottingham CI Centre.

Content

The STEPS package contains a DVD and booklet, STEPS poster and record booklet. These are also available separately.

The DVD consists of three films, each looking at different aspects of the development of listening and talking. The DVD shows the steps from hearing to talking for children implanted under 3, including those with other disabilities. Each STEP:

• is shown through examples of parents and children at home
• provides ideas of everyday activities for parents to do with children

Available languages: English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish.

 

Aim

The STEPS package provides information and advice for the period of time following the child’s operation when they begin to hear for the first time (+- 0-3 years). It describes the steps a child will take as they become increasingly aware of the signal, begin to listen to voices, to understand more of what someone is saying and finally attempt words of their own.

In seven chapters this package will guide you through all the steps from hearing to talking. It provides information and tips on how to progress through these steps with a child with a cochlear implant.

Target group

• Parents
• Professionals
• Teachers of the Deaf