{"id":2199,"date":"2019-03-19T18:08:55","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T23:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fueldev.site\/~callier\/?post_type=events&p=2199"},"modified":"2024-10-11T13:12:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T18:12:11","slug":"cochlear-implant-summer-listening-camp","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/calliercenter.utdallas.edu\/events\/cochlear-implant-summer-listening-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Listening Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The annual Summer Listening Camp is a week-long, day camp for children with hearing differences that use hearing technology such as hearing aids or cochlear implants. Typical camp activities such as arts and crafts, music and relay races are used to facilitate the child\u2019s development of speech, language, listening and social skills. The camp is staffed with UT Dallas graduate students in speech pathology and audiology and supervised by licensed speech pathologists and audiologists.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lauren Retta, age 10<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
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I love it, because it\u2019s where you\u2019re around other kids that are just like you. It\u2019s where you can be yourself.<\/p>\nLauren Retta, age 10<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Summer Listening Camp serves children ages 4 to 11. Audiologists, speech-language pathologists and graduate students provide listening and speech-language therapy that is tailored to each child\u2019s individual goals. Therapy is woven throughout each activity including rock wall climbing, fishing, music and dance, arts and crafts and water play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEverybody wants their child to succeed and to grow and to be a positive influence and give back someday and I think this is going to give Lauren that direction in life.\u201d \u2013 Michelle Retta, Lauren\u2019s mother<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt touches my heart to see a parent that travels from Oklahoma or Arkansas or from all over just to come to this camp. There\u2019s nothing in the area like it and having it in our backyard has been such a blessing.\u201d \u2013 Megan Leadingham, parent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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