communication modes and devices

Question 1

communication modes

Answer 1

a way a person communicates with each other
-some modes are dependent on HL
-parents should act fast to decide what they want to do for their child

Question 2

continuum of communication modalities

Answer 2

A-V
-from fully auditory to fully visual
-what are the goals for the child

Question 3

american sign language

Answer 3

manual system of communication expressed by the hands
-learning a full language with its own grammar and vocab
-signs represent concepts
-parents generally are hearing parents and may not understand ASL

Question 4

cued speech

Answer 4

uses phonetically based hand gestures to supplement speechreading
-auditory and visual
-eight hand shapes and six locations on the face
-hand = consonants
-face = vowels
-assist in understanding visemes in words

Question 5

simultaneous/total communication

Answer 5

combines use of sign and speech
-signs follow english grammar and are signed at the same time of which are spoken language
-provides visual model when subtle clues in spoken language are not easily heard
-need a consistent, fluent model for spoken language and sign language

Question 6

aural/oral

Answer 6

uses will speak orally and understand messages with speechreading abilities
-may rely on speechreading (pro and con)
-questions regarding if distorted sound from residual hearing is a good basis for established language

Question 7

multi sensory approach

Answer 7

auditory and oral

Question 8

unisensory approach

Answer 8

auditory only

Question 9

auditory-verbal approach

Answer 9

emphasizes the use of audition over vision for the learning of speech and language, and stipulated that a child make habitual and optimal use of amplification or electrical stimulation
-auditory only
-considered to be a way of life
-expectations are to respond to sound and use it in the same ways as normal hearing children
-families need to be committed to this mode

Question 10

hearing aids

Answer 10

-used for mild, moderate, moderately-sever, severe, profound HL
-conductive, mixed or SNHL
-devices are worn outside of the head and sound is funneled into the ear canal

Question 11

bone anchored hearing aid (BAHA)

Answer 11

-used for mild, moderate, moderately-severe HL
-conductive for outer ear abnormalities
-mixed for outer and middle ear abnormalities
-devices are worn on the head behind the ear

Question 12

cochlear implant

Answer 12

-used for severe and profound HL
-SNHL
-internal device that is implanted behind ear with an electrode array that funnels into the cochlea

Question 13

hearing assistive technology system (HAT)

Answer 13

sometimes a FM system, digital modulation, bluetooth, infrared, tele-coil

Question 14

what communication mode is used the most in the US

Answer 14

aural/oral

Question 15

what to know about communication decision over time

Answer 15

they can change
-depending on the goals of the family and what works for them, the mode will most often change

Question 16

communication techniques

Answer 16

many are available for the parents to use
-they should be talking around their child regardless of the technique they use
-signaling expectations and time delay
-self talk !