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Publication

Listen to This
An Auditory-Verbal Therapy DVD and Guidebook for Professionals and Parents, Volume 2

Warren Estabrooks, Karen MacIver-Lux, Lisa Katz, Maria Emilia De Melo
Details:
118 pages, Illustrated (B/W), Softcover, 5.5 x 8.5"
Included Media:
DVD
ISBN13:
978-0-88200-224-8
Release Date:
2006
$89.95

Overview

Hearing health professionals and parents of children with hearing loss will find Listen to This, Volume 2 to be a dynamic next step in training that builds upon the Auditory-Verbal therapy skills introduced in the popular Listen to This, Volume 1.

An interactive training resource that includes a step-by-step guidebook and a DVD of actual Auditory-Verbal therapy and parent guidance sessions, Listen to This, Volume 2 models more advanced Auditory-Verbal therapy techniques and strategies. With a strong focus on the key parent-professional partnership in Auditory-Verbal therapy, Listen to This, Volume 2 chronicles the journey of Annie, a young girl who became deaf as an infant due to meningitis, and the dedicated teamwork of her family and her Auditory-Verbal therapists as they guide her along the path toward listening and talking.

Listen to This, Volume 2 is an invaluable training tool that provides information and inspiration for professionals and parents alike who desire to help children with hearing loss through Auditory-Verbal therapy and other auditory options.

Preface
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Auditory Verbal Therapy (AVT)
The Guidebook for Listen to This, Volume 2
Annie's Miracle (adapted from a series in The Listener)
Auditory-Verbal Therapy Session - Part One
Auditory-Verbal Therapy Session - Part Two
Planning Auditory-Verbal Therapy
DVD Transcript
References and Suggested Reading

About The Authors

Warren Estabrooks

Warren Estabrooks, M.Ed., Dip. Ed. Deaf, LSLS Cert. AVT, is President and CEO of WE Listen International Inc., a global consulting company in Toronto, Canada. He and his team provide professional education, training, and development in Auditory-Verbal Therapy for practitioners who work with children with hearing loss and their families around the world.


Karen MacIver-Lux

Karen MacIver-Lux, MA, Aud(C), Reg. CASLPO, LSLS Cert. AVT, is President and CEO of SoundIntuition, a company that provides continuing education opportunities, training, and consulting for professionals who work with children who have communication disorders. She is also Director of MacIver-Lux Auditory Learning Services in Toronto, and a proud consultant of WE Listen International, Inc.


Lisa Katz

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Maria Emilia De Melo

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