Two Professional, Research-Backed Handouts to Support Families

What’s included:

Tips for Parents and Caregivers (1-sided)

A comprehensive action guide covering communication strategies, reading practices, hearing device maintenance, community connections, and school involvement. Practical, actionable advice families can implement immediately.

Facts for Parents and Caregivers (2-sided)

Ten critical facts every parent needs to know, from understanding listening fatigue to the importance of consistent device wear and meaningful communication. Evidence-based information presented in an accessible, engaging format.

Perfect for:

• Audiologists and hearing specialists
• Speech-language pathologists
• Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
•  Early Intervention professionals
• School administrators
• Parent support groups
• Medical professionals

Features:

• Professional Quality – Printed on sturdy, glossy paper that withstands frequent handling
• Evidence-Based – Developed by Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss, citing peer-reviewed research
• Visually Appealing – Clean, modern design with engaging imagery that draws readers in
• Family-Friendly Language – Accessible writing that respects parents while delivering critical information
• Ready to Distribute – No additional preparation needed

Why These Resources Matter:

Parents of children with hearing differences often feel overwhelmed and isolated. These handouts provide the essential knowledge and practical strategies families need to support their child’s success – from infancy through school age.

The research is clear: parental involvement is one of the most reliable predictors of developmental success for children with hearing differences. These resources empower parents to become confident advocates and informed partners in their child’s journey.

Use These Handouts To

• Welcome new families to your program
• support parent education sessions
• Provide at diagnosis appointments
• Include in IEP or evaluation packets
• Stock in waiting rooms
• Distribute at community events
• Mail to families as check-in resources

Sold in bundles of 10 and includes 10 copies of both pages (20 pages total).

Published October 2025 | Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss, Inc.

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By Melanie Paticoff Grossman, Founder and Editor of Hearing Our Way magazine

“Congrats on 10 years of Hearing Our Way! It is such an honor to be part of it!”

— Abigail Heringer, ABC’s The Bachelor fan-favorite and first contestant with a cochlear implant

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Love Sounds Like – Author Signed Copy + Free Digital Activity Pack

Author: Hannah Jessen Conway

Celebrate the many ways we experience love in this endearing children’s bedtime tale, written in soothing rhyme and featuring a heartwarming conversation between a hearing mother and her deaf son.

Before young Shepherd removes his cochlear implant processors at night, he asks his mama what love sounds like. Using poetic and playful dialogue, they explore not just what love sounds like, but what it smells, feels, tastes, and looks like. Together, they discover that love is much more than a sound.

Why You’ll Love This Book

• Rhyming Read-Aloud: Poetic rhyming text, dreamy illustrations, and creative descriptions captivate readers of all ages.
• Representation: With over 3 million children in the U.S. experiencing hearing loss, this story promotes inclusive storytelling by placing a deaf child at the heart of the narrative.
• Relatability: 90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents — this story beautifully reflects that reality.
• Universal Message: Love transcends our senses and abilities — a powerful reminder that love is for everyone.

Readers also receive a FREE Digital Activity Pack that supports early literacy development! Available in the book and for download at hjconway.com/freebie.

Award-Winning Title

• Gold Winner – Eric Hoffer First Horizon Award
• Grand Prize Short List – Eric Hoffer Award
• 5-Star Review – Readers’ Favorite

Book Details

• Format: 8.5 x 8.5 paperback| $14.00
• Signed by the author
• 31 pages
• Recommended for ages 3–8

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Cheryl DeConde Johnson, EdD,
Leeanne Seaver, MA
Janet DesGeorges

English and Spanish versions available!

New chapter on Early Intervention 2023 Updated Legislative and Policy information

The H&V Guidebook is the essential book for families, advocates, and professionals who support the education of children who are deaf and hard of hearing. Can also serve as a textbook for students in the field. 210+ pages.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction to Special Education
Chapter 2: Special Considerations for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Chapter 3: A Question of Eligibility
Chapter 4: The ABC’s of FAPE and LRE
Chapter 5: Assessment and Evaluation
Chapter 6: IEP’s
Chapter 7: Procedural Safeguards
Chapter 8: The Four R’s of Advocacy
Chapter 9: Leaping “Hurdle Talk” in an IEP
Chapter 10: Advanced Advocacy Strategies and Caselaw
Chapter 11: The finesse of Advocacy
Chapter 12: Back to the Beginning: Early Intervention and the IFSP

Appendix A: Key Federal Legislation and Reports Relative to Deaf Education
Appendix B: Key Advocacy Events in Deaf Education
Appendix C: General Provisions of IDEA Part C and Part B
Appendix D: Comparison of Pertinent Part B and Part C IDEA Requirements Related to Children and Youth who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Appendix E: IDEA 2004 Key Regulations Pertaining to Audiology and Deaf Education
Appendix F: Comparison of Pertinent Areas of Section IDEA Part B, 504 & ADA
Appendix G: OSEP RtI Policy Clarification
Appendix H: OSEP Letter to Clarke

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In writing this important book, Oliva combined her personal experiences with responses from the Solitary Mainstream Project, a survey that she conducted of deaf and hard of hearing adults who attended public school. Oliva matched her findings with current research on deaf students in public schools and confirmed that hearing teachers are ill-prepared to teach deaf pupils, they don’t know much about hearing loss, and they frequently underestimate deaf children. The collected memories in Alone in the Mainstream add emotional weight to the conviction that students need to be able to communicate freely, and they also need peers to know they are not alone.

224 pages | Paperback

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Both Gina A. Oliva and Linda Risser Lytle know what it is like to be the only deaf student in a mainstream school. Though they became successful educators, they recognize the need to research the same isolation experienced by other deaf and hard of hearing persons. In this way, they hope to improve education for current and future deaf students. Their efforts have culminated in Turning the Tide: Making Life Better for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Schoolchildren.
Turning the Tide presents a qualitative study of deaf and hard of hearing students who attended mainstream schools. The authors conducted three focus groups in different regions in the country, enlisting six to eight participants with diverse backgrounds for each session. They also gathered information from 113 online respondents who answered the same questions used in the focus groups. The respondents discussed many issues, including the difficulties of finding friends and social access, the struggle to establish an identity, the challenges of K-12 interpreting and class placement, and the vast potential of summer and weekend programs for deaf students. Their empowering stories clearly demonstrate that no deaf or hard of hearing student should be educated alone. The authors also elicited comments on other changes that parents, advocates, and other allies could work toward to improve further the educational environment of deaf children.

Paperback 250 pages | 6.0 x .06 x 9.0”

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Authors:  Catherine Madonia, M.Ed. and Vielka Montout, M.Ed.

Daniel McCrew and You is a book in the Hearing Loss Help for Students, Families and Teachers Series which focuses on issues specific to children with hearing loss in their educational and social settings. Daniel is a 6th grade student with hearing loss. This book discusses IEP accommodations Daniel uses to optimize his access to his education and hopes to encourage all students with hearing loss to fully advocate for themselves in order to have the best possible access to their education. Vocabulary List and Discussion Questions included.

Do you have a hearing loss? Do you know someone with a hearing loss? Do you work with someone with a hearing loss? Are you the only person in your class with hearing needs? Look inside for some ideas to access and create optimal listening and communicating environments at school.

Then, if you have found Daniel helpful, keep an eye out for more books and topics in the Hearing Loss Help for Students, Families and Teachers Series! 

Target Age Range:  Upper elementary to middle school

Paperback perfect bound 8.5” x 8.5” | 46 pages

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“In this delightful new book for toddlers, Mama uses natural situations in her daughter’s day as opportunities to communicate with her as she adjusts to new hearing aids. Mama models by using any means of communication: signs, speech, gestures, listening, etc. The expectation to “tell Mama” encourages her daughter to communicate in any way she can as well. The illustrations by Gildas Chatal are delightful and the facial expressions demonstrate an additional means of communication. This is a lovely book for children and for parents to learn how much fun and natural it can be to engage and encourage their child to communicate!”

This book is great for parent-infant advisors to give to parents of newly identified children with hearing differences. Also great for preschools or early childhood centers who may have children wearing hearing devices or communicating with signs.

Paperback

6.5” x 6.5”  |  27 pages

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We recognize that only 1 of every 100 IEPs is for a student eligible for special education services primarily due to hearing loss or deafness. Yet many of the behaviors and learning issues experienced by students with hearing loss in the mainstream classroom are similar to those of students with learning disorders. Hearing loss is a communication access issue, not a learning disorder.

Meet Dazzle!
Dazzle wears bilateral hearing aids.  This cuddly stuffed Zebra is Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss’s own mascot.  We who work with students who are deaf or hard of hearing know our children are unique; they are zebras in a herd of horses. Dazzle stands 6” tall and comes with a red pullover and red ironed-on hearing aid decals. Safe to wash.

You can purchase your own Dazzle doll and Zebra decal for only $14.99 from August 1^st  to August 31^st  while supplies last!

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“Your baby is deaf/hard of hearing. “Those are the words that begin the Parenting Journey of Raising Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children. Today, babies have their hearing levels tested shortly after birth. The Parenting Journey offers a unique look into the journey–one that is often filled with twists and turns. Karen Putz grew up hard of hearing and became deaf as a teen. When her own kids began losing their hearing, she figured she had all the answers as a professional and as a deaf person. She quickly learned it was a whole other ballgame to be a parent of deaf and hard of hearing kids. Karen shares the twists and turns of her journey and the wisdom she’s learned along the way. The Parenting Journey includes stories from a variety of parents who share their experiences.

Paperback

144 pages

6 x .33 x 9”

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