This study is to investigate the effectiveness of using mobile devices such as iPhone/iPad/android phone/tablet to facilitate mobile learning in aural skills. The application "Auralbook" was designed in 2011 by an engineer/musician to use mobile devices to learn aural skills. This application enables students to sing, record, clap and…

Conducted at a Chapter 1 school serving mainly Hispanic and Black youth, this practicum developed a teacher-directed listening skills program for first grade students. The project goals were to provide auditory training and to increase proficiency in decoding skills. The listening skills program consisted of five components. The physiology of…

AUDITORY PERCEPTION, WHICH INCLUDES AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION AND AUDITORY MEMORY, IS DISCUSSED AND CLARIFIED IN RELATION TO LEARNING TO READ. THE FACTORS ARE DISCUSSED AS PERCEPTUAL QUALITIES WHICH ARE PART OF AN AURAL INPUT PATHWAY. INITIAL DATA FROM A LONGITUDINAL STUDY TO TEST THE EFFECT OF AUDITORY MEMORY AND DISCRIMINATION ON BEGINNING READING…

Twenty-eight first graders participated in a study to assess the relationship between the auditory channel and reading achievement. For purposes of the study, auditory channel was defined as the skills of auditory discrimination, auditory blending, and auditory memory. The students were administered a series of auditory tests including the…