lecture 6: ALST

Question 1

at what age are auditory processes fully developed?

Answer 1

15

Question 2

key diff bw AVT and ALST?

Answer 2

ASLT is for older children

Question 3

define ALST

Answer 3

the application of strategies, conditions and procedures that promote the optimal acquisition of listening skills during daily life so that newly acquired auditory potential can be maximized

Question 4

auditory skills training should be tailored to meet the listening needs of a listener’s ____

Answer 4

occupation

Question 5

purpose of ALST? (3)

Answer 5

1. provide successful + positive individual/social listening opportunities that improve aud processing skills
2. support client and family to manage expectations, maintain motivation etc
3. provide support for programming audiologist

Question 6

principles of ALST? (9)

Answer 6

1. guide client to develop specific goals to meet desired outcomes
2. guide client to use strategies in daily life to use aud potential
3. guide client to (re)integrate listening into life
4. administer periodic ax
5. guide client to celebrate new skills and independence
6. promote use of latest tech
7. guide client to aggressive aud management
8. guide client when to use alternative methods to overcome listening difficulties
9. guide client to positively address strengths/challenges and seek support when necessary

Question 7

which aud processing skills are acquired:
a) age 0-6 years (6)
b) age 6-12 years (8)

Answer 7

a) DDIC, localization, listening in noise, aud attention, aud memory, aud closure
b) ignoring competing messages, multitasking, listening to produce music, listening to degraded msg, emotional hearing resilience, appreciative listening, listening to produce literacy

Question 8

ABC: from the six sound test, which errors are most common (2)? less common (2)?

Answer 8

• most commoon: mmm and ooo
• less common: sss and shhh

Question 9

ABC: which letters are most difficult to identify in the alphabet?

Answer 9

p, t, v

Question 10

how do voices typically sound when errors occur in ABC hearing tests? (7)

Answer 10

unnatural, completely foreign, artificial, robotic, monotone, booming, or too quiet

Question 11

ABC: how do environmental sounds typically present in these cases?

Answer 11

sound different at first but eventually sound more natural before speech does

Question 12

ABC: how do speakers and environmental sounds compare at different distances?

Answer 12

distant sounds may seem louder than nearby speakers

Question 13

ABC: why does the listener not fully adapt to an electrical signal?

Answer 13

brain morphs the electrical signal into a natural-sounding one, but full adaptation doesn’t occur