This was probably the most difficult article I have written here at Ashford. I think a lot of it had to do with finding four articles that I could really relate to. Well, then I still find the articles that interest me the most in one of the following areas: cognitive development, language development, social development or memory and brain in children and infants. Most students would say it's easy, however, my situation is not like that of most students. I have a 6 year old girl named Racine who is my true inspiration. She is the reason I am here at Ashford and deciding on my major. The reason I mention my daughter in this article is because this whole area I have to write about really affects her. Racine is hard of hearing and will most likely become deaf by age 10. This says a lot for our family. However, the hardest part is not the hearing loss, but everything else about learning it. Racine has all the above problems that we should write our article about. However, his two main problems, along with hearing loss, are cognitive development and language development. Since you know something about Racine, I'd like to go outside the box a little. What I mean by this is that I've read all kinds of articles and research on these two different areas of development and there really isn't much that deals with the hearing loss associated with them. In doing my research for this article I discovered that children who suffer from hearing loss tend to speak in three specific ways. These ways include American Sign Language, both using audio-oral communication, and simultaneously. Children with hearing loss must develop communication skills through the value of their eyes rather than... middle of paper...... from http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/medical/hearing_impairment.htmCauses of Hearing loss in children. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/disorders/causes.htmChildren with Hearing Loss A Family Guide. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.he ENT: Ear Nose & Throat - Northwest Pennsylvania Specialists. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ent-specialists.net/childhearingloss2.phparingproblems.com/Children_with_Hearing_Loss_Family_Guide_Summary.htm Childhood Hearing Loss by Kristin Mulcahy.doc. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://faculty.frostburg.edu/mbradley/EC/childhearingloss.doc Different types of hearing loss. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/hearingloss/HL_types.htmlNPC Quietnet: Quiet Classrooms: Paper on Hearing Loss in Children. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.nonoise.org/quietnet/qc/workshop/2paaa2_1.htm