Hearing Impairment and Spoken Language:
Creating a Base for Auditory-Verbal Strategies
A Regional Conference sponsored by Auditory-Verbal International, Inc. and The Geoffrey Foundation
Featuring:
Tina Olmstead B.Sc., M.Sc., Cert.. AVT
Daniel Ling, Ph.D.
Carol Flexer, Ph.D., CCC-A, Cert. AVT
Donald M. Goldberg, Ph.D., CCC-SLP/A, Cert. AVT
Key Words: Announcements, Conferences
Where:
Hermit Club, Playhouse Square
Cleveland, OH
When:
Saturday, October 24, 1998
About AVI:
Auditory-Verbal International, Inc. is a private non-profit international membership organization whose principal objective is to promote listening and speaking as a way of life for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. AVI's goals are to heighten public awareness of the Auditory-Verbal approach, ensure certification standards for Auditory-Verbal clinicians and professionals, and facilitate networking among professional and lay communities.
Conference Agenda:
8:00 Registration & Breakfast
8:30 Available Technology: A Brief Overview (Ling)
9:15 The Foundations of Auditory-Verbal Practice - Listening & Talking: Then & Now (Olmstead)
10:15 BREAK
10:30 Ongoing Diagnosis: Spoken Language and Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants (Ling)
11:30 Auditory-Verbal Therapy: Techniques and Strategies (Olmstead)
12:30 LUNCH
1:45 Auditory-Verbal Graduates: An Update (Flexer, Goldberg)
2:30 Learning and Teaching in Early Phonological Development (Ling)
3:15 BREAK
3:30 Speech Development and Remediation (Ling)
4:15 Mainstreaming: A Process, Not a Product (Olmstead)
5:00 Questions and Discussion with Speakers
5:15 ADJOURNMENT
For Further Information Please Contact:
Auditory-Verbal International
2121 Eisenhower Avenue, Ste. 402
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-739-1049
703-739-0395 FAX
Uploaded By: Debbie Slyh/Kent State University/Deaf Education Major