Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-202) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Speech perception -- The (re)habilitation process -- Adaptive hearing assessment -- Listening and learning -- Telephone communication -- Conversation management -- Speech development -- Communication partners -- Review and conclusion -- Appendix 1: Notes for Teachers -- Appendix 2: Perception through a vibro-tactile system -- Appendix 3: Words spoken to young children -- Appendix 4: Pronunciation key to phonetic symbols.
Summary:
This book presents a rationale and framework for auditory learning in childhood and describes a wide range of practical listening activities that adults can apply during everyday interaction with the child. The book serves as a guide to intervention and practice for teachers, parents, speech pathologists, audiologists and other health professionals.Themes include: Adult-child interaction; Listening tasks that challenge the child; Effective communication strategies; Adaptation to the child's skill level. This book shows adults how to become better communicators in order to help hearing-impaired children maximize their listening skills, and develop their spoken language and conversational competence. The therapeutic methods are founded upon evidence-based research, as well as practical experience obtained in pre-schools, classrooms, clinics, and parent-advisory centers. -- from Back Cover.
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