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AUDITORY
PERCEPTION
Auditory discrimination
– recognizing the differences in sounds, identifying words that are similar
and different. This student may not
hear the difference between “seventeen” and “seventy”. Auditory sequencing
– confusion with number sequences, lists, or directions.
Hearing “ninety-four” instead of “forty-nine”, “ephelant” for
“elephant”. Auditory figure ground
– being able to select a sound to listen to and ignore other sounds.
This child may have trouble hearing sound over background noises. Auditory blending –
putting sounds together to forms words. This child will have difficulty
“sounding out” words. Phonological awareness
– understanding that language is made up of individual sounds which are put
together to form the words we write and speak. This child will have difficulty
spelling words by sounding them out and finding words that rhyme. Strategies – Have
student sit near the teacher, simplify verbal directions, use visual aids,
provide written material to accompany lectures, speak at a slower rate, and
minimize distracting noises. Assessments – Goldman-Fristoe-Woodcock
Auditory Skills Test Battery, The Goldman-Fristoe-Woodcock Test of Auditory
Discrimination, Auditory Discrimination Test. |
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