Speech Of The Hearing Impaired

Catalog description

Assessment, remediation, and prevention of the potential and deleterious effect of hearing impairment on auditory/oral communication across the lifespan is the focus of this elective course. Students explore how amplification devices, hearing-assistive technology, and cochlear implant technology provides individuals, particularly children, with access to acoustic signals. Students will consider how one’s own set of cultural and linguistic variables as well as the cultural and linguistic variables of the individuals served, can impact the delivery of effective care. This course also examines the key role of the SLP in developing an IEP and delivering school-based aural rehabilitation services for students with hearing loss. A study of rehabilitative procedures, including total communication, auditory training, and communication strategies, are reviewed. Collaboration between educators, audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and parents to determine the best educational placement and curriculum for a child with hearing loss is highlighted.