Windows of Opportunity
One of the most amazing things your child will learn in his or her lifetime
is languagewords, meanings and their use for communicating with others.
The early years are a critical time for learning language. Getting help for
your child as early as possible maximizes his or her window of opportunity to
learn language. Research has shown that children who begin receiving appropriate
help before six months of age are more likely to learn language at a pace comparable
to that of children whose hearing is normal.1 So take
advantage of the service systems that exist to help your child and you.
1 Joint Committee on Infant Hearing.
"Year 2000 position statement: Principles and guidelines for early hearing
detection and intervention programs," Audiology Today, Special Issue,
Reston, Va.: American Academy of Audiology, August 2000. (Accessed on January
7, 2007 at www.audiology.org/NR/rdonlyres/F2077B49-B65C-
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