I just finished reading a free e-book titled A Father's Love - Teaching a Deaf Child to Hear and Speak...Perfectly, written by the Dad of a five-year-old girl with profound hearing loss. The book documents his family's journey to Cochlear Implants, auditory-oral learning, and beyond. It is a book filled with answers to the questions most commonly asked by professionals to a family with a newly diagnosed hearing-impaired child. It is the first book I've seen that gives definitive answers about WHAT to do to help your child achieve remarkable speech and listening. He is very direct and to the point.
We share a similar philosophy that we too are doing everything possible to help Lily acquire excellent speech, language and auditory skills. We only get one shot and there is no time to waste. Whatever Lily achieves will be great; however, we want to give her the best head start to life we can.
Here is an excerpt from his website:
"This book is written for parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing children who absolutely want their child to
communicate in a hearing world. It is written from the personal experience of one father who did everything
possible to help his young deaf daughter acquire excellent speech, language and auditory skills. Along with
exceptional hearing and speech, this remarkable child has perfect articulation and above-age-level cognitive
skills! You will not find a more comprehensive, to-the-point parents’ guide that explains everything from
insurance, the oral language process, the IFSP / IEP process, the necessary three to five year commitment,
and everything that must be done at home. Four years of self education and searching for the right answers
are in this 75 page step-by-step guide."