It is a well-recognized fact that hearing is critical to the development of speech, language and listening skills. Once hearing loss is identified and a child is fitted with appropriate hearing devices, intervention is recommended to promote the development of speech, language, and listening.

Children with hearing loss are often referred to a speech and language therapist to develop speech, language and listening skills. Speech and language therapists are, however, not always available, and a weekly session at a therapist alone is not sufficient to develop these skills. Family members and caregivers play a critical role in the development of a child's speech, language and listening skills, as they interact with the child daily. Regardless of whether there is regular access to speech-language therapy, there is much that parents and family members can do at home to develop these skills.

This book is intended to give parents, caregivers, and family members ideas for fun activities which you and your child can do to stimulate language development and listening at home. This book is divided into twelve lessons and each lesson contains a parent article, language and listening activities and a parent feedback sheet. Activities are selected to form part of your daily routine, and therefore no additional time is needed to perform them. Guidelines are also provided to make inexpensive toys with everyday items. It further includes information on the importance of music for language and listening development.

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