Auditory-Verbal therapy helps children with hearing impairment develop spoken language through listening.The goal is for children who are deaf or hard of hearing to develop to their full potential in regular classrooms and living environments, and hence to function independently in mainstream society. The Auditory-Verbal approach is a combined specialty of audiology, speech language pathology and education of the deaf.
Who can benefit from Auditory-Verbal Therapy?
Children with all degrees of hearing impairment, from mild to profound who are currently using hearing aids and/or a cochlear implant have the opportunity to learn to listen and develop spoken language through the Auditory-Verbal approach.
What is the best age for a child to start Auditory-Verbal Therapy?
Therapy can begin as soon as a child, even an infant, has been fitted with hearing aids. As the human brain develops most rapidly in infancy, therapy and parent teaching should start immediately during this crucial period.
What are Auditory-Verbal Sessions like?
Children and their parents participate together in weekly diagnostic, individualised sessions. Parents learn how to create a listening environment through play and daily routines with their children.
Parent Education Group
Parents also have the opportunity to meet up with other parents to share their experiences during the parent education group meetings. These meetings are held regularly, with a specific topic / theme for discussion.
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Parent workshop on story telling
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Zoo trip
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Our staff
Our therapists are trained in the specialty of the Auditory-Verbal Approach by Ms Judith Simser, a LSLS Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist® and International Consultant in Childhood Hearing Impairment. We have Listening and Spoken Language Specialists®(LSLS) certified Auditory Verbal Therapists with years of experience practising this approach in Singapore.