As soon as a child has been identified with a hearing loss and has been properly amplified with hearing aids or a cochlear implant, they should begin Auditory-Verbal therapy. The child’s greatest time to learn language occurs during the first two to three years of life when neurological pathways are stimulated and the auditory centers of the brain are being developed. However some children are not identified this early or may have progressive hearing losses, Auditory-Verbal therapy will still be effective for them.