FAQs

Who is it suitable for?

Listen, Learn and Talk can be used by clinicians, therapists and parent to develop listening skills and language in children from birth through to school age. 

What are the Integrated Scales of Development?

The integrated scales of development outline the typical stages of the development from birth to 48 months.  The scales are adapted from a number of published sources, including 'The Cottage Acquisition Scales for Listening, Language and Speech', 'The Rosetti Infant- Toddler Language Scale', 'The Preschool Language Scale - 4 (PLS 4)' and more. The areas addressed by the scales include Listening (Audition), Receptive Language, Expressive Language, Speech, Cognition and Social Communication (Pragmatics).

What does the program include?

A book outlining the theory and strategies used in targeting the child’s listening and spoken communication development; looking at age-specific habilitation strategies, and containing a glossary of terms.
 
Auditory Habilitation Theory
Principles of Learning to Listen; Family-Based Therapy; Strategies for Developing Listening Skills; Integrated Scales of Development.

Auditory Habilitation Practical
Introduction; Stages of Listening; Ages and Stages of Development; Learning to Listen Sounds and Songs.

Babies Babble:  Development of Spoken Language 0 to 15 months
·   Extension Activities

Toddlers Talk:
·   Development of Spoken Language 16 to 30 months
·   Extension Activities

Children Chatter: 
·   Development of Spoken Language 31 months to school age
·   Extension Activities

 References
Assessment Tools and Scales of Development, Glossary of Terms, Bibliography

3 videos – The three age specific videos: Babies Babble (0 to 15 months); Toddlers Talk (16 to 30 months) and Children Chatter (31-months to school age) demonstrate the implementation of age appropriate strategies and activities in both a clinical and home environment. This helps establish a familiarity with therapy sessions and demonstrates how communication strategies, demonstrated during a session, can be transferred to a child’s daily activities.