Auditory Skills Program - NSW Education Department

[Guest guest]

Hi Tammy, , Judy and others on the list interested in this program

This is a long post!

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. We've been a little sick and

planning a party, that's on this Saturday afternoon.

I got a copy of the program on Monday and have just had a look through it.

I have organised for my husband to fax copies of some of the pages to my

modem (we don't have a scanner) and so I'll be able to send some of the

pages to those interested. Some won't scan very well due to the colour of

the paper.

Until then this is the table of contents and my general comments (keep in

mind my 6 yo son has a moderate loss - on the milder end, is very well aided

with a flat loss, was dx early at 13 months, we had great early intervention

support and didn't have to make decisions about therapies for him or

understand how they worked to any depth EI did it all for us and drip feed

us). doesn't receive or need any therapy at the moment so I am not

in the position to comment from an AV educated point of view.

There are 2 books, a 90 min cassette tape and 90 min video tape.

Book 1

Preamble, Introduction and Overview

Placement Test

Sound Awareness

Auditory Comprehension - Memory and Sequencing

Discourse Level

Sentence Level

Word Level

Adaptive Strategies and Techniques

Book 2

Sound Sense

Babies and Younger Children

Speech - Phonemes and Suprasegmentals

Adaptive Strategies and Techniques

Appendices

Responses/Reinforcers

Sample Target Sheets

Sets of Pictures

Sequences Pictures for story Retelling

Pictures for Contrasting Verb Tenses

Pictures for Contrasting Sounds and for Item Selection Tasks

Reference Books

Reference books - recommended reading

Books/equipment/toys suitable for use in the program

Sentences and Stories

Step 12 - Sentence Level

Step 14 - Discourse Level

Checklists

Placement Test

Phoneme and Suprasegmental

Recommended Children's books

Tests for Auditory Perception, Speech Production and Language

Development - Suggested tests not actual tests

Comments

* the author is Sylvia Romanik - we should be able to contact her somehow on

the net.

* sections are generally split into steps and for each step there are sample

activities supported with the video or audio cassette tape and appendices

* It says it is designed for teachers and parents. There seems to be lots

of information in there from audiology and hearing aids to placement tests

(where to start in books) speech sounds. It is aimed at Babies and Younger

Students as well as Infants and Primary School Students.

* It maybe a little dated in places as the copyright is for 1990

* The video may not be available for US format from Australia

* It talks about another publication also by the NSW ed dept called It's

Never Too Early to Start - it may contain other things but it is supposed to

contain quote " useful material on scheduling of development which are

essential for helping you to choose goals and to provide a checklist of

progress " . Is this available? I haven't checked yet.

* Perhaps the package available in the US has been adapted for use there.

* it might be a steep learning curve - but what the heck it is for our

children and we can tackle anything

If I get around to it I'll find out how much it would cost to send to the

US. Perhaps the $US120 may be worth it after all.

If anyone has specific questions I have it until after Easter. And I hope

the faxing works.

Cheers

Donna

[Guest guest]

> * the author is Sylvia Romanik - we should be able to contact her somehow

on

> the net.

Here is the closest thing I could find on her, but there is no e-mail

address:

http://www.iced2000.com/info.htm

Kay