Your child's hearing loss
Debby Waldman
Your child's hearing loss
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
A Guide for Parents
by Debby Waldman
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
What if you discovered that the world sounds different for you than for everyone else? Imagine trying to understand your friends, your teachers, and even your own family through a unique kind of silence. How would you navigate a world that doesn’t always hear you back?
Quick Assessment
This book offers parents valuable, up-to-date guidance on understanding and supporting children with hearing loss. Written by an audiologist and a mother of a hearing-impaired child, it combines professional advice with personal experience, making it a practical resource for families. Suitable for children ages 9-12, the content is accessible and sensitive to the challenges faced by hearing-impaired children.
Why we rated Your child's hearing loss 11LE
Your child's hearing loss is written at a Level 6 reading level across 236 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Your child's hearing loss works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Your child's hearing loss as 11LE ("Light — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Mild" range — mild conflict — the kind a child encounters in normal play and sibling life. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly mild; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Hearing Loss, Disability Representation.
Thematically, Your child's hearing loss explores disability representation, family, and identity & self-discovery — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about disability representation, family, identity & self-discovery.
Maybe not for
- ! Children currently coping with grief — the themes may hit close to home.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11LE — Light — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Content Flags
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781597563215
- Pages
- 236
- Publisher
- Plural Publishing
- Published
- 2010
- Type
- Fiction