Helpful Resources

Articles

• Research outcomes of Auditory-Verbal intervention: Is the approach justified? This is a preprint of an article accepted for publication in Deafness & Education International copyright 2006.  The published version of this article can be obtained via http://www.interscience.wiley.com/  at this particular site http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/112752722/issue
  To read the full preprint of the article, click here on the title of the article which will then enable you to read about all published data on the Auditory-Verbal Approach.
• For the Newly-Implanted Teen or Adult Who Wants Some Independent Listening Practice
• What is the Cost-effectiveness of the Auditory-Verbal Approach?
• Sound-Object Associations: One Part of the Foundation Level of AVT - Ellen Rhoades wrote this as an informational supplement for a free downloadable module available from the Listen-Up Web. Download your copy of this module now. To view and print this module, you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here to get your copy of the reader.
• My Personal Transition from Hearing Aid to Cochlear Implants
• Rhoades, E.A. & Powell, K.R., Paying to Hear: An Online Poll. Hearing Loss, July/August 2002: 23-27. Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH) has generously given permission for us to share this article with you. You'll find the SHHH website at http://www.shhh.org

Presentations

• To view a portion of the presentation made at the 2003 AVI conference in Baltimore, MD, please click here - Auditory Learning for Teens/Adults with Cochlear Implants.
• To view a portion of the PowerPoint research presentation made by Ellen Rhoades at NHS2002, the International Conference on Newborn Hearing, Screening, Diagnosis, and Intervention in Milan Italy, please click here - Progress in Specific Language Skills for Young Children in the Auditory-Verbal Approach.
• To view the PowerPoint presentation made by Ellen Rhoades at NHS2000, the International Conference on Newborn Hearing, Screening, Diagnosis, and Intervention in Milan Italy, please click here - Language Development for Auditory-Verbal Children. 
• To read the narration of her presentation, please see the following article from International Pediatrics, 16 (1), 2000, Language Progress with an Auditory-Verbal Approach for Young Children with Hearing Loss.

Handouts

• Motherese - Parentese -or- Strategies We Employ To Facilitate Language Learning - One of the many, many handouts that Ellen Rhoades has compiled and distributes to participants in her workshops.
• Auditory Developmental Scale: 0-6 Years - This scale represents attainable developmental guidelines for children with impaired hearing who are being immersed within the auditory verbal approach.
• Auditory-Verbal Progress During Past 30 Years
• What Distinguishes the Cert. AVT From Other Therapists?
• Advantages & Disadvantages: Hearing Aids vs. Cochlear Implants for Those with Severe Hearing Loss
• Where Can I Secure Free Auditory-Verbal Therapy (AVT) Services for my Child?
• Auditory-Based Language Stimulation Toys
• Here are 3 questions that parents frequently ask about the auditory-verbal approach, and how this trainer responds to such questions:
  1. How long is a child (and family) expected to require auditory-verbal therapy?
  2. How long should my child continue in AVT if there is little or no progress?
  3. When will the child be talking? When can the parents get started? What do parents do first? How can parents communicate with their child until s/he learns to talk?

  These questions and answers are selected excerpts from the book, 50 FAQs About AVT (ed. Estabrooks, W.). Published in 2001, this book can be purchased from the Learning To Listen Foundation in Toronto, Canada.

Organizations for Professionals, Students, and Parents

A.G. Bell Association for the Deaf 

3417 Volta Place N.W. 

Washington D.C. 20007-2778

202-337-5220 Voice/TTY 

202-337-8314 Fax 

http://www.agbell.org 

agbell2@aol.com (e-mail)

 

Hearing Loss Association of America (Formerly SHHH)

7910 Woodmont Avenue - Suite 1200

Bethesda MD 20814

301-657-2248 Voice/TTY)

301-913-9413 (Fax)

http://www.shhh.org

Cochlear Implant Manufacturers

Advanced Bionics Corp. 

12740 San Fernando Rd. 

Sylmar CA 91342-3700 

800-678-2525 Voice 

800-678-3575 TTY 

818-362-5069 Fax

http://www.cochlearimplant.com

info@advancedbionics.com (e-mail)

 

Cochlear Corp. 

61 Inverness Dr. East - Suite 200 

Englewood CO 80112 

800-523-5798 Voice/TTY 

303-792-9025 Fax

http://www.cochlear.com

Med El Corporation 
2222 E Hwy 54, 
Suite B-180 Durham, NC 27713 919-527-2222 919-484-9229 (FAX) 1-888-633-3524 (Toll Free) http://www.medel.com implants@medelus.com

Other Interesting Resources

The Listen- Up Web

http://www.listen-up.org