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What are some listening strategies we can use at home?

For best outcome, a child should wear his or her hearing device/s during all waking hours. Research shows that at least 10 hours a day is best. Each morning, check your child’s audibility by doing a Ling sound check with each device separately — and then together....

How does CID analyze student language samples?

To analyze language samples of students older than 3, CID uses the program, Systematic Analysis of Language Transcription (SALT), along with the rating forms contained in the CID Teacher Assessment of Grammatical Structures (TAGS).

What education do you need to become a teacher of the deaf?

Most CID teachers have a master’s degree in deaf education. A few have an undergraduate degree in deaf education with master’s degree/s in related areas. All CID classroom teachers also maintain certification from the Council on Education of the Deaf, a national...

Does CID offer hearing testing for adults?

No. CID provides world-class, on-site pediatric audiology for newly diagnosed infants and children, the students in our school and alumni up to age 18. However, Washington University School of Medicine continues to offer hearing testing, hearing aid fitting and...