by Paige Stringer | Jun 30, 2011 | audiology, deaf education, global foundation, speech pathology, Vietnam
The three Vietnamese mothers filed into Thuy’s office, settling in elbow to elbow onto folding chairs set around the square table. They curiously eyed the funky looking webcam mounted onto Hillary’s computer, and listened quietly with cautious enthusiasm...
by Paige Stringer | Jun 29, 2011 | audiology, deaf education, global foundation, Vietnam
Today’s schedule was a demonstration of how our Deaf Education program draws on several elements to collectively increase the potential for listening and spoken language in children with hearing loss.Spoken language development is a process that starts with...
by Paige Stringer | Jun 28, 2011 | audiology, deaf education, global foundation, speech pathology, Vietnam
This morning, Lauri Nelson presented on audiology fundamentals including aspects such as hearing test protcols, audiograms, hearing aids, how the brain interprets sounds, and listening environments. The questions that the participants had demonstrated a solid basic...
by Paige Stringer | Jun 27, 2011 | audiology, deaf education, global foundation, Vietnam
Our Level 2 teacher training program kicked off bright and early this morning. We had welcome speeches, a song, introductions, and a pre-workshop test for the participants to gauge how much learning they retained from last year’s program. This group of about 55...
by Paige Stringer | Jun 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
This afternoon, a contingent of motorbikes pulled up at Thuan An Center. The drivers were anonymous with faces completely swathed in scarves and handkerchiefs to protect against heat and dust. They dismounted from the motorbikes, peeled off the layers, and ducked into...
