AUDITORY VERBAL THERAPY

Since its establishment, the Jeddah Center for Speech and Hearing & Medical Rehabilitation has endeavored to apply the latest treatment programs used in Western countries such as the United States of America and Canada and proven successful with scientific evidence and evidence, and that the center’s specialists and specialists obtain international accreditation or a certificate of merit that qualifies them to apply these programs in the various clinics of the center. Among the most prominent treatment programs implemented by the center are the following

Aural re/habilitation is an integral part of the treatment of hearing loss. There is no doubt that using the right hearing device is essential for the patient. But the hearing-impaired child needs more than a hearing aid in order to be able to listen and achieve his maximum communicative potential. Re/habilitation is vital especially for children who have lost their hearing before the language acquisition stage.

Aural Re/habilitation (AR) is a specialized intervention aimed to minimize and ease the communication difficulties associated with hearing loss. AR focuses on providing therapy sessions to maximize child’s communication abilities through training the child and teaching parents the appropriate strategies and techniques needed to help their child develop communication skills through listening. The therapy includes helping children develop listening and language skills, communication strategies training, intervention related to speech, language and academic achievement. Children’s family members and teachers may also receive services under the umbrella of the AR plan.

What is LSLS certification?

LSLS (Listening, Speech and Language Specialist) certified professionals are licensed audiologists, speech-language pathologists or educators of the deaf who have voluntarily attained a high-level of specialty education and experience in listening and spoken language theory and practice.

The foundation of the Auditory-Verbal approach is that, with the use of hearing aids or a cochlear implant, hearing impaired children can learn to listen and understand spoken language in order to communicate through speech. … Thus, the Auditory-Verbal approach is a parent-oriented approach.
AVT is a parent centered therapy technique that encourage the use of naturalistic conversation and the use of spoken language to communicate. AVT is an approach that emphasizes the use of residual hearing to help children learn to listen, process verbal language, and to speak.