Hear to Learn
The Utah State University Listening and Spoken Language program, Sound Beginnings, launched in 2007 to help children with hearing loss reach their potential for academic and life success. Since then, we have conducted multiple studies to better understand parent experiences and professional practices. We have also begun translating what we and others have learned into user friendly materials for parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as those who care for and work with them.
The Hear to Learn website was developed to house these resources, bring people together, and foster a community of learning. We have had the opportunity to work with many individuals - students, parents and other professionals, passionate in their desire to help children succeed. Many of whom are acknowledged by name on resources, materials, and publications.
We appreciate the creativity, expertise, and dedication of our USU graduate students, and thank them for their valuable contributions to this learning resource.
Hearing First
At Hearing First, we want all children to have the opportunity to take advantage of access to sound – to power their potential to be whatever they want to be.
Ears are the doorway to the brain and hearing is the foundational building block for children to listen and talk, become healthy readers, and do well in school. We know that early learning is critical to a child's language development and lifetime success. For children who are deaf or hard of hearing to have the same opportunities as their hearing peers and to capitalize on the early period for brain development, they must be able to take advantage of today's resources and technology to access sound.
Our mission is to help families ensure their child who is deaf or hard of hearing has opportunities to reach their full potential through listening and spoken language. We're here to support families through the critical early days and along their journey raising their child, whenever they have questions or just need to connect with someone.
Cadre
CADRE's major emphasis is on encouraging the use of mediation, facilitation, and other collaborative processes as strategies for resolving disagreements between parents and schools about children's educational programs and support services. CADRE supports parents, educators, administrators, attorneys and advocates to benefit from the full continuum of dispute resolution options that can prevent and resolve conflict and ultimately lead to informed partnerships that focus on results for children and youth.