2022 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Virtual Conference
March 13 - 15, 2022
4/16/2013 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Auditory-Verbal Therapy: Helping Children with Hearing Loss Develop Spoken Language | Aurora A/B | 3
Auditory-Verbal Therapy: Helping Children with Hearing Loss Develop Spoken Language
Title: Auditory-Verbal Therapy: Helping Children with Hearing Loss Develop Spoken Language
Track: Language Acquisition and Development
Authors: Kelli Ellis and Mary Kate McCormack
Affiliations: Children’s HEAR Center, Children’s Hospital of Alabama
Presenters: Kelli Ellis and Mary Kate McCormack
As many as 95% of children with hearing loss are born to parents who have hearing within normal limits. After a child receives a diagnosis of hearing loss, his/her parents are faced with the challenge of choosing a mode of communication. The objective of this presentation will be to share how Auditory-Verbal Therapy can be used to help children with hearing loss develop spoken language on level with their hearing peers. Along with sharing the definition and principles of Auditory-Verbal Therapy, this presentation will also provide video footage from AV sessions and interviews with parents of children who have been enrolled in AV therapy at the HEAR Center. Learners will gain information about the key and contributing factors to success with developing spoken language in the AV approach, as well as the challenges and struggles a therapist may encounter along the way. Early detection of hearing loss is crucial for success in the Auditory-Verbal approach. This presentation will enable participants to understand how a child with a diagnosis of hearing loss may achieve spoken language, with early detection of hearing loss as a key contributing factor for success.
Key Words:
Auditory-Verbal Therapy parental involvement
spoken language factors for success
early detection challenges to achieving success
Contact Information:
Mary Kate McCormack, M.S. CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert AVT
marykate.mccormack@childrensal.org
(205) 638-9118
- identify principles of Auditory-Verbal Therapy, including the importance of early detection, agressive audiological management and parental involvement.
- identify strategies used in AVT to maximize auditory potential and develop spoken language skills in children with hearing loss.
- identify factors that contribute to success and challenges in achieving spoken language outcomes for children with hearing loss
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Presenters/Authors
Kelli Ellis
(Co-Presenter), Woolley Institute for Spoken-Language Education (WISE), kelli.ellis@wise4al.org;
Kelli Ellis is a Speech-Language Pathologist and Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (Cert AVT). She currently serves on the team at the Woolley Institute for Spoken-Language Education (WISE), a preschool and therapy program serving children with hearing loss and other communication needs across the greater Birmingham area and beyond. Kelli has over 18 years of experience in the evaluation and treatment of children with hearing loss and other developmental concerns. She has experience in early intervention, outpatient clinics, spoken-language preschool classrooms and other school settings.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
• Receives Salary for Employment from Woolley Institute for Spoken-Language Education.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Mary Kate McCormack
(Co-Presenter), Children's HEAR Center, marykate.mccormack@childrensal.org;
Mary Kate McCormack received her Masters of Science in Communicative Disorders at the University of Alabama in 2005. Mary Kate gained experience working in a multi-disciplinary setting with an internship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Sparks Clinics in 2006. She began working at Children's of Alabama's HEAR Center in December of 2006, and received her certification as an Auditory-Verbal Therapist in 2010.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
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