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Fairgray, Liz |
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dc.contributor.author |
Purdy, Suzanne |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2009-01-06T00:26:30Z |
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dc.date.available |
2009-01-06T00:26:30Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2008 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Reflecting Connections, joint conference between New Zealand Speech Language Therapists Association & Speech Pathology Australia, Poster Session.(2008) |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/3295 |
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dc.description |
Conference details: Reflecting Connections
2008, the second conference jointly hosted by the New Zealand Speech-Language Therapists Association and Speech Pathology Australia.
Held at the SKYCITY Convention Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, from the 25th to the 29th of May, 2008. http://www.reflectingconnections.co.nz/ |
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dc.description.abstract |
Although the need for speech and language therapy is widely recognized for children who are hearing impaired, there is little research evidence for improved outcomes after specific speech and language therapy interventions. With improvements in hearing aid and cochlear implant technology, and consequently improved access to the speech signal, there has been greater emphasis on listening-based therapies. The most widely used therapy is referred to as “auditory-verbal therapy” (AVT). This approach is endorsed by the Alexander Graham Bell Association, but there is paucity of research evidence for AVT effectiveness (Rhoades, 1982; Goldberg & Flexer, 1993; Wray et al., 1997; Rhoades & Chisholm, 2000). Previous studies have focused on psychosocial and educational outcomes of AVT, rather than measuring specific speech and language outcomes. The current study investigates speech and language, speech perception in noise and reading abilities before and after a 6-month period of weekly AVT with an experienced Certified Auditory-Verbal and Speech-language Therapist. Participants are eight children aged 5 to 17 years with moderate-profound sensorineural hearing loss using cochlear implants (CI) and/or hearing aids. |
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dc.publisher |
ResearchSpace@Auckland |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Benefits of speech & language therapy for hearing impaired children |
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dc.type |
Conference Poster |
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dc.subject.marsden |
Fields of Research::320000 Medical and Health Sciences::321000 Clinical Sciences::321025 Rehabilitation and therapy: hearing and speech |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: the author |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess |
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