Main description:

A current, practical reference on pediatric audiologic rehabilitation

Pediatric Audiologic Rehabilitation presents evidence-based information on the clinical and educational management of children with hearing loss who are learning spoken language from infancy through adolescence. It provides students, clinicians, and teachers with the latest practical procedures and techniques for developing auditory and spoken language skills across a broad spectrum of ages and developmental stages.

Key Features:

Includes practical, realistic case examples that illustrate the application of audiologic rehabilitation techniques
Provides various clinical models of audiologic rehabilitation used by well-known leaders in the field
Contains a collection of strategies that practitioners can use to guide parents in their child's spoken language development
May be used to prepare for certification exams in audiology and speech-language pathology that include a component on audiologic rehabilitation

This book is a practical resource that brings together current information on auditory and spoken language development from infancy to adolescence, and it will be a valuable addition to the library of practicing clinicians, students, and teachers in the field of audiologic rehabilitation.

Contents:

1 Audition as the Basis for Spoken Communication

2 Understanding Hearing Loss: Implications for Speech Perception

3 Optimizing Listening Potential through Acoustic Amplification

4 Optimizing Listening Potential through Cochlear Implants

5 Creating Optimal Listening and Learning Environments in the First Years

6 Continuing Listening and Learning in Early Childhood

7 Adapting Intervention for Children with Hearing Loss and Other Special Needs

8 Auditory Learning Environments: Ensuring Acoustic Accessibility

9 Listening and Spoken Language at School Age

10 Literacy, Listening, and Spoken Language

11 Transition to Living as an Adult with Hearing Loss

12 Audiologic Rehabilitation around the World