Auditory Processing Strategies

Auditory Processing is basically the role the brain plays in the hearing process which ultimately enables

us to develop learning skills. Essentially, it is our brain and not our ears that hear.

The ears play the part of sending raw information on for further analysis where, all being well, 

it is eventually deciphered by the hearing centres in our brain. How well the raw information is 

interpreted by the brain depends on our level of Auditory Processing skills which are primarily 

developed during the critical periods of language learning, between the ages of 0 to 3 years. 

This is the period when the brain is most prepared to map information from sounds or spoken words 

onto its language centres.

It oftens leads to dyslexia type issues also and is common in children with autism.

Thanks to Dr Anne Zachry K Naifreh and Click here to see the blog. Lots of useful information here.

Treatment Options/Strategies
  
1)   Speech Therapy (Oral Reading and Comprehension, Working Memory Skills, Main Idea Skills,

 Idioms/Figures of Speech)

2)   Listening Systems (Fast Forward, Integrative Listening Systems, CogMed, 

 PACE (Processing and Cognitive Enhancement)
-Aimed at establishing stronger neurological pathway connections,
-Developing cognitive skills in areas of auditory and visual processing, working memory,

 processing speed, attention, logic and reasoning, and phonemic awareness.  
3)   Visualization skills
-Vocabulary pictures
            -Use internet to visualize vocabulary
            -Drawing out in frames what you read
4)   Repetition in every day situation; Always ask the question “Do you know what that means?”  

Give them time to think and answer, give clues to help before giving the entire explanation.
5)   Eating at the table increases vocabulary
6)   Writing things down increases memory skills
7)   Silly strategies that help with working memory (Trenton, NJ, acute and obtuse angles)
8)   Eye contact so that they can read lips as they listen as well (teacher and parent must face the child

 when talking to them)
9)   Test break down into one instruction per page format
10)  Recall games – “I went on a trip and I took ____ , _______, ______with me”
11)  Reading out loud (by themselves, with the family, etc.)
12)  Idioms (Visuals, Discuss and demonstrate, “put yourself in Dad’s  shoes” etc.)…americanidioms.net 

and idiomsbykids.com
13)   Show vs. Explain
14)   Manipulatives
15)    Vary pitch and tone of voice
16)    Ask question (specific) while teaching
17)   Have Students Verbalize Concepts
18)   Child should not be required to listen and write at the same time.