by Paige Stringer | Dec 4, 2015 | audiology, deaf education, developing countries, early intervention, global foundation, humanitarian, nonprofit
We just wrapped up our 3-week November 2015 Mobile Mission training program for Vietnamese audiology and auditory-verbal professionals in Da Nang and Dong Nai. Our third training initiative this year was another successful event. Both workshops were held at school...
by Paige Stringer | Nov 30, 2015 | deaf education, developing countries, early intervention, hearing loss, humanitarian, nonprofit, Vietnam
This week in Dong Nai, we are mentoring kindergarten teachers who work with children with hearing loss 3-6 years of age in the classroom setting. Most of the teachers here are from the Rose School, our host program but there are others from around southern Vietnam who...
by Paige Stringer | Sep 20, 2015 | audiology, developing countries, early intervention, hearing loss, inclusive education, Vietnam
“Education is not the filling of a bucket but the lighting of a fire.” – William Butler YeatsThe highlight of my week was a special all-Vietnamese volunteer audiology “mission” to Vung Tau, Vietnam. I was invited to join ten Vietnamese audiology...
by Paige Stringer | Jul 17, 2015 | audiology, developing countries, global foundation, hearing loss, teacher training, Vietnam
The 2015 Global Foundation For Children With Hearing Loss Vietnam Summer Training Program is starting to grow in numbers as we end the first week.All the Vietnamese teachers taking part in the Kindergarten Classroom Training Program that starts next week arrived...
by Paige Stringer | Jul 14, 2015 | audiology, developing countries, early intervention, Vietnam
Today was the first day of the sixth annual Global Foundation for Children With Hearing Loss Vietnam Summer Training Program. We’re starting off with our audiology course for Vietnamese audiology technicians (next week, teachers and therapists get underway with...
by Paige Stringer | Jul 11, 2015 | audiology, developing countries, early intervention, global foundation, hearing loss, inclusive education, speech pathology, teacher training, technology, Vietnam
One of the priorities for the Global Foundation For Children With Hearing Loss in the next year is to enhance audiology services in three targeted provinces. These provinces have teachers and therapists who have been trained by the Global Foundation in auditory-verbal...