Optimizing Early Auditory Development for Communication and Education

Auteur

Kimberly A. Boynton is a certified speech-language pathologist with licenses in the areas of Speech Language Pathology, Director of Exceptional Services, and School Superintendent. She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Administration. She is currently the Coalition Director of Building Strong Brains, Elkhart County's Early Childhood Initiative, housed at the Community Foundation of Elkhart County, in Elkhart, Indiana.

Darah J. Regal is a certified audiologist who has specialized in auditory processing during her career as a university professor, clinical and educational audiologist and as a parent. She holds a doctorate degree in audiology currently providing audiological services with Goshen Physicians, ENT, Speech and Audiology, Goshen, Indiana.

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This important resource offers teachers, parents, and medical professionals developmentally appropriate, easy-to-implement activities for developing and supporting a strong auditory foundation in young children, helping increase the depth and stability of children's auditory skills for future communication, language, and literacy learning.

Contenu

1. Introduction to the Auditory Processing System; 2. Early Brain Development and the Auditory System 0-5 Years; 3. Building Auditory Skills; 4. Auditory Processing Disorders in Children; 5. Considerations for Educators to Build Student Independence