Powering Potential: A Podcast by Hearing First

Education Podcasts

Powering Potential is a podcast series that explores the unique joys and challenges of teaching children who are deaf or hard of hearing to listen and talk. Produced by Hearing First and hosted by Dr. Teresa Caraway, Powering Potential dives deep into the challenges, emotions, and practical aspects of teaching children who are deaf or hard of hearing to listen, speak, and reach their full potential with Listening and Spoken Language (LSL).

Location:

United States

Genres:

Education Podcasts

Description:

Powering Potential is a podcast series that explores the unique joys and challenges of teaching children who are deaf or hard of hearing to listen and talk. Produced by Hearing First and hosted by Dr. Teresa Caraway, Powering Potential dives deep into the challenges, emotions, and practical aspects of teaching children who are deaf or hard of hearing to listen, speak, and reach their full potential with Listening and Spoken Language (LSL).

Language:

English

Website:

https://hearingfirst.org/

Episodes

Season 2 Episode 6: Dreams for the Future

4/6/2020

What does the future have in store for our six young friends with hearing loss?

Duration:00:14:29

Season 2 Episode 5: Profoundly Normal

3/23/2020

Hearing loss doesn’t have to hold you back. Our young friends participate in all the activities, sports, and social milestones that their hearing friends do.

Duration:00:15:20

Season 2 Episode 4: Self-Champions

3/9/2020

Raising children with hearing loss to be self-reliant, independent, and confident in the hearing world.

Duration:00:15:20

Season 2 Episode 3: School Days

2/24/2020

Navigating the ups and downs of being the only kid in school with hearing loss.

Duration:00:21:57

Season 2 Episode 2: Dear Parents

2/17/2020

Parents are a child’s most important teacher on the LSL journey. Find out what advice our young friends would give to those just starting out.

Duration:00:19:56

Season 2 Episode 1: From Silence Into Sound

1/28/2020

What does it feel like to experience sound for the very first time?

Duration:00:16:31

Episode 06: Just a Kid

4/1/2019

A kid is just a kid who happens to have a hearing loss. For families with a child who has hearing loss, imagining what "just a kid" means on their own terms can be both healing and motivating. The families discuss how Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) helps them live a life of hopes and dreams made real.

Duration:00:18:54

Episode 05: Words of Wisdom

3/18/2019

Part of parenting children with hearing loss is becoming an advocate for them. The families share how they secure the services their children need in the mainstream school system and how they teach their children to become independent communicators.

Duration:00:28:05

Episode 04: First Words and Other Celebrations

3/5/2019

Celebrating the sweet moments when families know they’re on the right path for their child and family.

Duration:00:21:39

Episode 03: It Takes a Village

2/16/2019

Putting together the right support team of doctors and interventionists, and how that team changes as a child transitions from early intervention into a mainstream school.

Duration:00:17:22

Episode 02: Opportunities and Outcomes

2/15/2019

Taking the first steps toward listening and speaking.

Duration:00:21:10

Episode 01: The Diagnosis

2/14/2019

What happens when the life you’d imagined takes a different turn?

Duration:00:23:21