by Paige Stringer | Jul 21, 2012 | audiology, deaf education, developing countries, early intervention, global foundation, hearing loss, inclusive education, speech pathology, teacher training, Vietnam
Our team gathered yesterday in the bright conference room of Thuan An’s early intervention center for a celebration of a successful end to our level 3 teacher training and level 1 audiology training programs. The Vietnamese ...
by Paige Stringer | Jul 18, 2012 | audiology, developing countries, global foundation, Vietnam
Our audiology program reunited with familiar faces and friends as we kicked off the Level 2 and 3 audiology training workshops this week.The two levels comprise Vietnamese medical professionals, teachers who do audiology work in the schools, and members of a hearing...
by Paige Stringer | Jul 13, 2012 | audiology, deaf education, developing countries, early intervention, global foundation, hearing loss, inclusive education, speech pathology, teacher training, Vietnam
A few weeks ago, I was invited to an interview at the studio of Talk Vietnam, a talk show that runs on Vietnamese national television. This was the first segment of a production that Talk Vietnam will air in the coming weeks. This process of taping has...
by Paige Stringer | Jul 12, 2012 | audiology, deaf education, developing countries, early intervention, global foundation, inclusive education, speech pathology, teacher training, Vietnam
I sat in on our early intervention training program this morning with a darling 2-year-old Vietnamese girl. Her teacher used a book about animals to draw the child out, asking general questions about the pictures on each page and letting her take...
by Paige Stringer | Jul 11, 2012 | audiology, deaf education, developing countries, global foundation, hearing loss, inclusive education, speech pathology, teacher training, Vietnam
Thuan An Center was buzzing this morning as 24 children aged 4-6 years arrived en masse on their parents’ motorbikes to take part in our summer training program. Little girls in dresses filed into the classrooms alongside young boys looking handsome in their...
by Paige Stringer | Jul 9, 2012 | audiology, deaf education, developing countries, early intervention, global foundation, hearing loss, inclusive education, speech pathology, teacher training, Vietnam
The third year of our Vietnam Summer Training Program kicked off today with a splash — both literally and figuratively. The highlights….There was no better start to the day than by greeting the Vietnamese participants to the...