2.03 - Auditory Training Flashcards
Is recognizing environmental sounds a meaningful use of Sound?
Yes
What are the four goals of Auditory Training?
Recognizing speech
Utilizing sound
Meaningful auditory integration
Using listening skills in real world environments
Is understanding speech a meaningful use of Sound?
Yes
Is overhearing conversation a meaningful use of Sound?
Yes
Is integrating sound into daily activities a meaningful use of Sound?
Yes
What is the difference between Hearing vs. Listening?
Hearing is acoustic access to the brain (improving the SNR by managing the environment & via technology)
Listening is attending to acoustic events with intentionality
“Hearing loss is not about the ______; it’s about the ______!”
Ears
Brain
“Hearing” must be made available before “______” can be taught.
Listening
Does Auditory Training promote quality of life?
Yes
Is Auditory Training access to auditory cues vital to survival and to social/emotional health?
Yes
Does Auditory Training promote underlying development of linguistic structure for language acquisition?
Yes
Are speech perception and speech production linked?
Yes
Are both children and adults candidates for Auditory Training?
Yes
Are those with both pre‐lingual or post‐lingual hearing loss candidates for Auditory Training?
Yes
Are those who use a hearing device candidates for Auditory Training?
Yes
Are those with normal hearing but have auditory perceptual difficulties candidates for Auditory Training?
Yes
In younger children, development of auditory skills occurs in a more ______. All skills are targeted ______.
Naturalistic fashion
simultaneously
For older children, development of auditory skills may be more _____ and _____.
Linear
Systematic
What are the four Auditory Training Curricula design principles?
Auditory skill level
Stimulus unit
Activity type
Difficulty level
How do we test for Auditory Skill Level?
Sound Awareness
Sound Discrimination
Identification of Sounds
Comprehension
How do we test for Sound Awareness?
Is sound present or not?
How do we test for Sound Discrimination?
Are 2 sounds the same of different?
How do we test for Sound Identification?
Ability to label auditory stimuli
What label do you put on the sound
How do we test for Sound Comprehension?
Does the listener understands the meaning of the language they
are hearing.
This requires advanced skills and knowledge of vocabulary and grammar
What is a Sound Awareness Activity for a Child?
Drop box in bucket vs. silence
What is a Sound Awareness Activity for an Adult?
Door closing vs. silence
What is the point of Sound Awareness Activities?
Can the listener tell the difference between sounds? Is the listener aware of the sound?
Training the listener to recognize the sound (it may sound different to them now)
When teaching Sound Discrimination, what are three categories of sounds that are taught?
Short vs. long syllables
Soft vs. loud stimuli
Continuous vs. interrupted