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The Sound Steps Podcast

The Sound Steps Podcast

PREVIEW Coming 1 October 2025… What if you could hear, in real time, how a child who is deaf or hard of hearing learns to listen, talk, and thrive? I’m Shefali Shah, LSLS Cert. AVT®, and this is The Sound Steps Podcast: Conversations in Auditory-Verbal Therapy. Together, we’ll explore how families use Auditory-Verbal Therapy (AVT) to support children with hearing loss in developing spoken language, clear speech, and confidence, one sound step at a time. From a baby’s first babble to a

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14: Keeping up with your child

The Sound Steps Podcast ·

2026/04/15

The uphill climb of the early days is now behind you. As new vistas open up, you’ll find that the gradient has eased and the pace of your child’s learning has gained considerable momentum.As comforting as it may be to linger in the familiar, growth thrives in novelty. By balancing observation with intuition, you can stretch and challenge your deaf or hard of hearing child without overwhelming her. Let go of repeating the same routines the same way. Instead, favour fresh turns of phrase, richer

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13: Is my deaf child progressing?

The Sound Steps Podcast ·

2026/04/01

Progress is at the heart of effective early intervention. The only way to determine whether a child is progressing is to measure development objectively: with data. Auditory-Verbal Therapy recommends administering internationally standardised assessments annually, to quantify developmental progress and track age-equivalent performance in children who are deaf or hard of hearing.In this thirteenth episode, Shefali Shah is joined by Rashi Sanghi in an honest, penetrating conversation on how to plan

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12: My Child Isnt Talking

The Sound Steps Podcast ·

2026/03/16

Do you worry that your deaf or hard of hearing child is not talking as yet or that she is not talking enough? Listen to this episode: My deaf child isn’t talking which directly addresses your concerns and guides you through them.Shefali Shah's conversation with Sheena Kurian in this twelfth episode, guides listeners through the natural developmental sequence of language acquisition, emphasising that comprehension precedes expression. Just like children with typical hearing, your deaf or hard of

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11: Does my child understand

The Sound Steps Podcast ·

2026/03/01

Not understanding is not a calamity!In this eleventh episode: Does my deaf child understand?, Shefali Shah in conversation with families in her in-person therapy sessions in the UK and India, guides them to offer simple, clear explanations to their child for information they did not understand, without asking test questions, interrupting or simplifying content. These break the flow of interaction and dilute meaning. Instead, Shefali guides them to observe, listen, and believe.Engage completely with

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10: Generalisation

The Sound Steps Podcast ·

2026/02/16

Meaningful content engages children. They stay attentive. Variety in our use of vocabulary and language forms, builds deeper and more extensive learning pathways. In this tenth episode, Generalisation: Following up on targets in Auditory-Verbal Therapy, Shefali Shah and Rashi Sanghi bring this concept to life with real-world examples. Their conversation shows how frequency and variety are essential in building a child’s comprehension and ability to talk fluently.Generalisation refers to the

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9: How To Instil Consistency

The Sound Steps Podcast ·

2026/02/01

Focussing on your deaf or hard of hearing child’s hearing loss, can skew parenting. If you find yourself in this situation, listen to this episode to learn how, why and what to do about it.Consistency brings structure and order to a child’s day. With order comes predictability and with predictability comes a sense of security and confidence, especially for a deaf or hard of hearing child.In this ninth episode, Shefali Shah leads a spirited workshop discussion with three couples, exploring how

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8: Living the Auditory-Verbal Targets

The Sound Steps Podcast ·

2026/01/16

Welcome to The Sound Steps Podcast: Conversations in Auditory-Verbal Therapy - exploring the transformative power of listening to develop fluent spoken language, conversational competence, clear speech, and age-appropriate development in children who are deaf or hard of hearing, one sound step at a time.Language carries meaning when it fulfils a child’s need to connect, to talk, to communicate a thought or to be understood. It is then that language is quickly learned. In Episode 8, Shefali Shah’s

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7: The Magic of the Wait Cue

The Sound Steps Podcast ·

2026/01/01

Welcome to The Sound Steps Podcast: Conversations in Auditory-Verbal Therapy - exploring the transformative power of listening to develop fluent spoken language, conversational competence, clear speech, and age-appropriate development in children who are deaf or hard of hearing, one sound step at a time.Communication is more than an exchange: it is a relationship. In Auditory-Verbal Therapy, this relationship is intentional: something we seed, nurture, and keep working at. In this seventh

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6: Sparking Conversation in the Deaf or Hard of...

The Sound Steps Podcast ·

2025/12/16

Welcome to The Sound Steps Podcast: Conversations in Auditory-Verbal Therapy, exploring fluent spoken language development, conversational competence, clear speech, and age-appropriate development, in children who are deaf or hard of hearing, through the transformative power of listening and parent-centred Auditory-Verbal Therapy, one sound step at a timeConversation is at the heart of human connection, spontaneous, unplanned, and deeply nurturing. In this sixth episode, Shefali Shah invites

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5: Warren Estabrooks Auditory-Verbal Therapy

The Sound Steps Podcast ·

2025/12/01

Welcome to The Sound Steps Podcast: Conversations in Auditory-Verbal Therapy, exploring fluent spoken language, conversational competence, clear speech, and age-appropriate development, in children who are deaf or hard of hearing, through the transformative power of listening and parent-centred Auditory-Verbal Therapy, one sound step at a time.In Episode 5, Shefali Shah and Warren Estabrooks share a spontaneous, in-depth conversation about how children who are deaf or hard of hearing learn to

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4: Are We Pre-Judging our Deaf or Hard of Hearing...

The Sound Steps Podcast ·

2025/11/16

Welcome to The Sound Steps Podcast: Conversations in Auditory-Verbal Therapy, exploring fluent spoken language development, conversational competence, clear speech, and age-appropriate development, in children who are deaf or hard of hearing, through the transformative power of listening and parent-centred Auditory-Verbal Therapy, one sound step at a time.In this fourth episode, Shefali Shah invites you to reflect on why we sometimes limit the nature and depth of our engagement with our deaf or

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3: Auditory-Verbal Beginnings

The Sound Steps Podcast ·

2025/11/01

Welcome to The Sound Steps Podcast: Conversations in Auditory-Verbal Therapy, exploring fluent spoken language development, conversational competence, clear speech, and age-appropriate development, in children who are deaf or hard of hearing, through the transformative power of listening and parent-centred Auditory-Verbal Therapy, one sound step at a timeIn this third episode, Shefali Shah is joined by a resilient couple of a child with hearing loss in a live, in-person conversation at her London

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2: My Dad! Journeying with a Child Who is Deaf or...

The Sound Steps Podcast ·

2025/10/15

Welcome to The Sound Steps Podcast:Conversations in Auditory-Verbal Therapy, exploring fluent spoken language development, conversational competence, clear speech, and age-appropriate development, in children who are deaf or hard of hearing, through the transformative power of listening and parent-centred Auditory-Verbal Therapy, one sound step at a timeIn this second episode, Shefali Shah is joined by Timothy D’Souza, a father of a child with bilateral cochlear implants from her in-person

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1: You are not Alone Parenting a Child Who is Deaf or...

The Sound Steps Podcast ·

2025/09/16

Welcome to The Sound Steps Podcast: Conversations in Auditory-Verbal Therapy, exploring fluent spoken language development, conversational competence, clear speech, and age-appropriate development, in children who are deaf or hard of hearing, through the transformative power of listening and parent-centred Auditory-Verbal Therapy, one sound step at a time.Your perfect world has just been upended by a diagnosis you never expected: your newborn has a hearing loss. In this opening episode, host

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The Sound Steps Podcast Preview

The Sound Steps Podcast ·

2025/09/16

PREVIEW Coming 1 October 2025… What if you could hear, in real time, how a child who is deaf or hard of hearing learns to listen, talk, and thrive? I’m Shefali Shah, LSLS Cert. AVT®, and this is The Sound Steps Podcast: Conversations in Auditory-Verbal Therapy. Together, we’ll explore how families use Auditory-Verbal Therapy (AVT) to support children with hearing loss in developing spoken language, clear speech, and confidence, one sound step at a time. From a baby's babble to a teenager's quick

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