Landon Update: Over the past few weeks I have been approached by a number of people concerning Landon's cochlear implants. The most common question is, "Can he hear?" I am happy to say that he can hear and communicate verbally. I think in many ways he hears better than I do and I have had natural hearing for 37 years. Over the past couple of weeks, I have attepted to get him to repeat multiple word combinations to build some simple sentences. Most of the success has been spontanious and great. I think his favorite saying right now is "Press Play", "Press Play" on the DVD player so he can watch his Mickey Mouse videos.

Site Update: I am happy to report that we have launch the third phase of the website with a new redesign and simplified functions. Over the next couple of weeks I wll be adding in assessment pieces used by many educators to evaulate language aquisition in young children. Additionally, I am rebuilding the Sound Garden to make it more user friendly and I have added scholarly references content type to the site. There is not a good site search to allow users to find information easier. Goals for the next phase of this project will be to build in an Activation garden and a place for people to post their stories and experiences with an auditory approach to deaf education.