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Lim, Stacey R.; Goldberg, Donald M.; Flexer, Carol – Volta Review, 2018
In 1993, the first study of outcomes of auditory-verbal graduates was published in the Journal of the American Academy of Audiology (JAAA). The stated purpose of the research at that time "was to document the status of graduates of one aural habilitation option; auditory-verbal" (p. 190, Goldberg & Flexer). A follow-up study was…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Young Children, Oral Language, Listening
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Hogan, Sarah; Stokes, Jacqueline; Weller, Isobel – Deafness and Education International, 2010
A common misconception about families in the UK who choose to participate in an Auditory Verbal (AV) approach for their child with hearing impairment, is that they are uniformly from affluent backgrounds. It is asserted that the good spoken language outcomes in these children are a product of the child's social background and family's values…
Descriptors: Hearing Therapy, Hearing Impairments, Oral Language, Children
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Hogan, Sarah; Stokes, Jacqueline; White, Catherine; Tyszkiewicz, Elizabeth; Woolgar, Alexandra – Deafness and Education International, 2008
Providing unbiased data concerning the outcomes of particular intervention methods is imperative if professionals and parents are to assimilate information which could contribute to an "informed choice". An evaluation of Auditory Verbal Therapy (AVT) was conducted using a formal assessment of spoken language as an outcome measure. Spoken…
Descriptors: Intervention, Speech, Oral Language, Hearing Therapy
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Watkins, Richard; Shepherd, Karen – Primary Science Review, 2006
According to the Royal National Institute for the Deaf, between eight and nine million people suffer from some form of deafness or loss of hearing. Modern technology, however, together with the work of audiologists such as Karen Shepherd, enables many adults and children to recover near-normal levels of hearing, even when they have suffered some…
Descriptors: Deafness, Partial Hearing, Audiology, Auditory Evaluation
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Lewis, Sue – Volta Review, 1993
The National Aural Group was formed to promote the use of an auditory-oral approach with families of very young children with hearing impairments in the United Kingdom. The group's activities include summer school programs to educate parents, follow-up weekend sessions, support networks and helplines, and fact sheets and booklets. (JDD)
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Foreign Countries, Hearing Impairments, Hearing Therapy