Auditory-Verbal Therapy (AVT) follows Ten Principles of Auditory-Verbal Practice. In AVT we teach according to the natural hierarchy of listening, language ( Receptive & Expressive ), Speech Development, Cognition, and social communication. International Cochlear Corp has published a wonderful resource that helps me guide the parents early in therapy. This integrated scale of development starts for babies at age 0-3 months - on up until they have full use of spoken language. Each check list covers a 3 month period.
For all the families I teach in my Auditory-Verbal Therapy Parent Guidance program I use this easy to use checklist:
https://www.cochlear.com/in/en/home/ongoing-care-and-support/rehabilitation-resources/scales-of-development
I refer to it every day as I write my Lesson Plan. I also keep a running record of the sounds I hear the baby saying in each session. This helps me "think" like the baby, get right on their level of listening and language development.
During the AVT session, the parent and I discuss the skills to see if the child is achieving that skill or ways we can help them look for natural ways to stimulate the baby to achieve the skill. Sometimes it is as easy as making the parents aware of what they baby might be doing and then they see and hear the baby doing what I am asking.
Please check out the checklist?
About Me
- Lea Donovan Watson
- Listening and Spoken Language Specialist, Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist, Speech-Language Pathologist, International consultant for LSLS training and children with hearing loss, husband-wife AVCC team, mother of three amazing individuals.
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