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Most children with hearing impairment use a hearing aid
or a cochlear implant to help them understand speech.
These children often require support and intensive spoken language input to help them develop speech and listening skills.
RIDBC assists families and children to develop these skills throughout their entire schooling. We use a range of techniques (sometimes known as auditory-verbal and auditory oral habilitation) to help children learn to listen and talk, choosing the best strategies for each individual.
For very young children, we help parents to learn techniques and methods for developing spoken language at home on a daily basis.
For school-aged children, we teach students to maximise the use of their residual hearing and to develop the skills, which enable them to learn through spoken language.
