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Whether you’re an early interventionist, speech-language pathologist, audiologist, teacher of the deaf, or another professional who works with families who are deaf or hard of hearing, you’re doing the important job of empowering families on their journey. Hearing First has the community, resources, and learning that you’ve been looking for.

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Hearing First is here to make sure you have everything you need to offer families the best possible support as they help their child learn to listen and talk. You can find the latest research, practical tools, a community of colleagues, and courses that earn you CEUs. And it's all free.

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Expand your knowledge and enhance your practice with the support of 15,000+ like-minded professionals committed to supporting children with hearing loss and their families.

This is your space to ask questions, discuss strategies, and find valuable connections.

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I am grateful to have a space where we can think critically, ask honest questions, dialogue openly, and learn evidence-based best practices from others. The space is invigorating and feels like 'home!'

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Connect with experts and earn CEUs with free courses focused on cross-collaborative, family-centered care, and contemporary practice in pediatric audiology and Listening and Spoken Language (LSL).

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Learning with Hearing First provides professionals of all levels with the opportunity to discover best practices and the latest research in pediatric hearing healthcare.

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Resources to Add to Your Toolkit

Hearing First has articles, handouts, videos, lessons, webinars, and more that you can integrate into your practice to help families understand what it takes for their child to learn to listen and talk. You can use these resources to clearly explain actionable steps that lead to positive LSL outcomes.

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Research-based and family-friendly handouts, infographics, articles, and more that you can provide families to support their progress.

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Words of encouragement, stories of what’s possible, practical tips and ideas, advice on next steps, and easy-to-understand explanations.

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Easy to integrate into your practice, use these lessons to give parents clear and actionable steps to help their baby learn spoken language through listening.

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I absolutely love the information provided by Hearing First courses. It is practical and yet research based information. After 32 years in audiology, I still have a lot to learn! These courses make learning exciting.

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Hearing First exists to empower families on the journey to helping their child with hearing loss learn to listen, talk, read, and thrive. Empowering the adults in a child’s life is a key part of our mission to improve outcomes for children with hearing loss.

Hearing First offers free professional learning opportunities to improve the knowledge and skills of professionals in support of children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families.

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