Auditory Verbal Therapy – Page 13 – Elizabeth A. Rosenzweig

Sources of Funding for Hearing Technology and Rehabilitation

Decades and centuries ago, learning to listen and talk used to be a privilege reserved for the select few — children whose families could afford costly travel, private tutors, the best hearing technology. Today, the reality is vastly different — NO child should EVER be denied a chance at listening, speaking, and a quality education justContinue reading “Sources of Funding for Hearing Technology and Rehabilitation”

Great Mistakes

I have a confession: I love mistakes. I love when kids make them, I love when parents make them, and I even love when I make them, too!

(Don’t Make Me Say the F-Word) Flashcard-Free Vocabulary

Children with hearing loss are at particular risk for deficits in vocabulary. Even when children perform within normal limits when compared to hearing peers on other language measures, receptive (understanding) and expressive (using) vocabulary can still lag behind. Limited ability to overhear conversation restricts a child with hearing loss’s ability to pick up incidental vocabulary.Continue reading “(Don’t Make Me Say the F-Word) Flashcard-Free Vocabulary”

AG Bell 2014: Real Magic Transforming the Future Through Mentoring Short Course

Cheryl L. Dickson, M.Ed., LSLS Cert. AVT, Auditory-Verbal Consultancy Helen M. Morrison, Ph.D., CCC-A, LSLS Cert. AVT Mary Boucher Jones, M.A., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT, Listen and Learn Auditory-Verbal Communication Center, Inc.

A Five Step System to Build Question Answering Skills In Children with Hearing Loss

How many times have you been humming along in a conversation with a child when suddenly, a simple question stops him in his tracks? Once you get beyond the rote answers to, “What’s your name?” and “How old are you?” many language learners are derailed by novel questions for which they are unprepared. The problemContinue reading “A Five Step System to Build Question Answering Skills In Children with Hearing Loss”

Too Much Is Never Enough: How Much Therapy Do You Need?

I field the calls from panicked new parents all the time: “We need therapy every day of the week!” Parents of older children who are still struggling ask, “Would adding another therapy help him overcome this difficulty?” Parents who have toured various school options tell me, “This one will have her at school five days aContinue reading “Too Much Is Never Enough: How Much Therapy Do You Need?”

Why Do Babies Need “Speech” Therapy? The Importance of Early Intervention

Even hearing babies don’t talk at this age. Why does a child with hearing loss need “speech”?

Listening Environments: Greenhouse vs. Garden

Imagine a sapling in a tiny greenhouse. The greenhouse is a small, protective place for new plants. The elements are controlled, the four walls all around block out the noise, and little plants are perfectly positioned to soak up all the benefits of this enriched environment.

Erber’s Hierarchy: The Listening Ladder

How do we take a new listener from hearing beeps at their cochlear implant activation to enjoying the whole wide world of sound? Well, if you remember how to eat an elephant, it’s not so hard at all! Erber’s Hierarcy, developed by speech scientist Dr. Norman Erber, breaks the listening task into four steps. By guidingContinue reading “Erber’s Hierarchy: The Listening Ladder”