I thought I'd copy and paste what I posted on the "Software" thread. Please see below...
Here are a variety of websites where you can find sound samples for listening with CI. I have a CI myself (recently activated) and have found several of these sites to be quite helpful.
ANIMAL SOUNDS
http://www.animalden.net/sounds.htm
SENTENCES
Cochlear website - tools for adults. Sentence samples -
http://www.cochlear.com/Lifestyle/570.asp
Randall's Cyber Listening Lab -
www.esl-lab.com
Randall's Cyber Listening Lab - basic self-study guide -
www.esl-lab.com/guide.htm
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ai251/xcarol.html
PARAGRAPHS
http://www.focusenglish.com/dialogues/conversation.html
http://www.whitehouse.gov (click on radio/tv speeches)
http://www.prairiehome.org/listings/200112.shtml
http://www.audio-bible.com
http://www.englishlistening.com/
http://esl.about.com/library/course...r_listening.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
Brain Connection -
http://www.brainconnection.com/teasers/
ESL Gold - Listening Practice - Sounds and Distinctions
http://www.eslgold.com/jsps/site.js...nciation_sounds
Randall's Listening Lab - A Day at School -
www.esl-lab.com/elem/elemrd1.htm
Rudenko Book Reader -
www.rudenko.com
Help ReadT is FREE software that reads along with you while you do the
reading -http://www.helpread.com/
Audio Books - Recorded books available for sale or rent - CD and Cassette
formats:
http://www.audiobooks.com/ or
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...9910858-9624108
Other sources for Audio Books -
www.recordedbooks.com Look for those with
no background music such as the following that other cochlear implant users
have found effective:
Dr. Phil's Life Strategies
Bill O'Reilly's The No-Spin Zone
William J. Bennett's Book of Virtues
A Prairie Home Companion - Show Archives to listen and view -
http://www.prairiehome.org/listings/index.shtml
Software and materials for purchase to build listening skills in adults
and children:
Earobics -
www.earobics.com
Fast ForWord - Scientific Learning -
www.scientificlearning.com
Better Communication and Cochlear Implants - Users Guide and Journal -
www.hearagainpublishing.com
Building Music Skills:
Noddy Theater - Play a video clip from each of the episodes or sing along
with the "Noddy" puppet songs and fairy tale songs - six animations are
featured. Listen to audio clips of the Noddy Songs -
http://www.pbs.org/kids/noddy/theater/index.html
Music Lyrics Websites: See the lyrics of popular songs to help with music
enjoyment with your cochlear implant. The International Lyrics Server,
http://www.lyrics.ch
The Mudcat Cafe presents The Digital Traditions Folksong Database Search
Page,
http://www.deltablues.com/folksearch.html
Annie's website - Tunes and lyrics from the past - 50's and 60's
http://www.buffnet.net/~ambrosia/home.htm
Music from the 50's and 60's with lyrics -
http://www.biglyrics.com
Oldies with lyrics -
http://www.buffnet.net/~ambrosia/ or --
http://www.55-57chevys.com/coccc/radoowop.html,
http://ntl.matrix.com.br/pfilho/htm...ndex/index.html
Yahoo's Launch - Music videos -
http://launch.yahoo.com/musicvideos/
Telephone practice:
Randall's Listening Lab - Phone practice -
http://www.esl-lab.com/phone/phonerd1.htm
800 Directory - Find businesses (such as AMTRAK) that provide toll free
recorded messages for listening practice
http://www.inter800.com/
800 numbers with pre-recorded messages:
1-800-829-4477 -- IRS
1-800-772-1213 -- Social Security
1-800-872-7245 - Amtrak
1-800-366-1655 -- American Dietetic Association
1-800-555-8355 - General
Excellent websites for listening practice:
Ellen Rhodes, Cert. AVT - Resource for newly implanted teen or adult -
independent listening practice - Music, sentences, animal sounds -
www.auditoryverbaltraining.com/websites.htm
Emotional and Expressive Synthesized Speech -
http://xenia.media.mit.edu/~cahn/emot-speech.html