Case 4 - effect of deafness on listening and attention

Question 1

what does deaf desicbe

Answer 1

any sort of hearing loss from mild to profound

Question 2

what is pre lingual deafness

Answer 2

hearing loss before speech is acquired

Question 3

what is post lingual deafness

Answer 3

hearing loss after speech is acquired

Question 4

what is audibility carried by

Answer 4

vowel sounds: low to mid frequency sounds with high energy

Question 5

what is intelligibility carried by

Answer 5

consonants: high frequency sounds with low energy

Question 6

how many Khz carries intelligibility and every

Answer 6

2-4Khz carry 90% od the intelligibility of speech but 10% of the energy

Question 7

what is the development of listening vital for

Answer 7

the development of spoken language and learning in mainstream school

cannot be taught discretely

Question 8

what is listening and what does it require

Answer 8

requires and is closely intertwined with auditory attention.

involves the organisation and use of auditory inout to supper interaction with the environment, people and events

Question 9

what are the four stages of listening

Answer 9

1. detection
2. discrimination
3. identification
4. comprehension

Question 10

what is detection

Answer 10

responses in utero around 25-27 weeks gestation is when it starts.

maturation of the cochlea at birth allows use to use OAEs during the NHSP

Question 11

what is discrimination

Answer 11

children need to learn the key features that are associated with a sound etc both in isolation and in continuous speech

remember that discrimination can continue later in life

Question 12

what is identification

Answer 12

requires memory to attribute meaning. differentiate between speech and environmental sounds and words.

have the ability to identify patterns of sound and requires the listener to be able to identify the suprasegmental features of speech e.g rhythm, intonation and stress

Question 13

what is comprehension

Answer 13

• listening becomes closely linked with language
• it requires the child to be able to remember, process, recall and retell and work things out
• limited auditory closure skills compound difficulties
• children must hear it all and hear clearly
• need to consider the cycle of learning: better listening leads to better language leads to improved comprehension which leads to better language leads to better listening and infinitum.

Question 14

what is fleeting attention

Answer 14

the child is highly distracted by other sounds and movements

Question 15

what is inflexible and rigid attention

Answer 15

the child focuses on an activity gf their choice

Question 16

what is flexible single channeled attention

Answer 16

the child’s attention can be transferred from the track when directed by an adult

Question 17

what is focussed single channeled attention

Answer 17

the focus can be directed form the track to the adult inner the Childs own control

Question 18

what is two channeled attention

Answer 18

the child can switch between auditory and visual stimuli for short periods of time

Question 19

what is sustained attention

Answer 19

the child can control their attentions

Question 20

what are the effects of deafness on listening, attending and language

Answer 20

• listening and attending underpin the development of spoken laugh
• quantity and quality of input matters
• any disruption to this will affect development