About the Author
Kris has worked at the Nebraska School for the Deaf and in both oral and total communication classrooms in the Ralston Public Schools in Omaha, NE. She began working for Boys Town National Research Hospital in the Center for Childhood Deafness, Language and Learning in 1991. Over the last 30 years, Kris has served as a preschool teacher, parent-infant provider, early education coordinator, cochlear implant team consultant, and counselor for children who are deaf and hard of hearing.
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