Central Institute for the Deaf Professional Development

To better support the professionals who make communication and learning possible every day for students with hearing loss, we’ve updated a few of our current Rating Forms into DIGITAL forms.

These offer a more streamlined and user-friendly experience. They are our same trusted forms, now designed to be completed on your computer, tablet, or phone. They also allow easy digital saving, less paperwork, and access anytime, anywhere.

🔤 Early Childhood Vocabulary Form: https://hubs.la/Q04j5TWQ0
💻 Preschool Symbolic Play Rating Form: https://hubs.la/Q04j5WcJ0
💬 Preschool Pragmatic Language Rating Form: https://hubs.la/Q04j60z-0

Congratulations to esteemed CID benefactors and board members Anabeth C. and John D. Weil. Each accepted an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree at Washington University in St. Louis during its 165th Commencement on May 15.

Anabeth, a longtime philanthropist, is a former executive for Forest Park in St. Louis. John is an investor, philanthropist and emeritus trustee for the university and a force behind creating the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Together they are, of course, the namesakes of CID's Anabeth and John Weil Early Childhood Center. Their contributions to CID and the wider community are extensive.

The Weils shared the stage with five other honorary degree recipients, including a famous commencement speaker, Emmy Award-winning host, producer and author Andy Cohen from St. Louis, whose family's Wash U degrees span decades.

The university also bestowed roughly 3,400 academic degrees on undergraduate, graduate and professional students in the Class of 2026.

Summer travel is almost here! If you’re heading out with a child who uses a hearing device, our latest blog shares helpful tips to make your trip easier and more enjoyable.

Tips for planning and enjoying a vacation with hearing devices Consider these guidelines when you’re on vacation with a child who wears a hearing a device to ensure everyone has a fun time!

Today is National ! 🌷🌻🌹A classroom flower shop is a fresh way to help students build speech, vocabulary, language, math, and confidence, all while having fun!

Give your students the words to speak up and the confidence to use them. This free download helps professionals teach self-advocacy skills to children with hearing loss.

Download today and start using it with your students: https://hubs.la/Q04gBDCg0

Troubleshooting a listening device can feel intimidating if you haven't done it before. With summer almost here, don't forget we have resources to help, including quick tip videos for troubleshooting cochlear implants, hearing aids, and bone conduction hearing aids.

Hearing Aids --> https://hubs.la/Q04gfC7C0
Cochlear Implants --> https://hubs.la/Q04gfFz90
Bone Conduction Hearing Aids --> https://hubs.la/Q04gfHR60

May is National Speech-Language-Hearing Month
Join us in raising awareness, supporting early identification and intervention, and celebrating the professionals who make communication possible for so many.

We’re all ears—take our short survey and share your feedback. Your input helps shape our deaf education resources and tools!

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We are excited to have a few of our CID team members presenting today at MSHA 2026! 🎉 Our SLPs are presenting “Where Do I Start: Vocabulary, Language and Speech with D/HH,” and we have an audiologist presenting “The Earmold Evolution: How 3D Printing is Changing the Game.” We are incredibly proud of the knowledge and passion they are sharing with the field—go team! https://hubs.la/Q04dK9KV0

If you are attending MSHA, don't forget to stop by our booth to meet with our professionals!