AH Exam 2 (4)

IEP

- special ed and accommodations

- annual goals

- progress monitoring

- strong legal protections

504 Plan

- accommodations only

- no annual goals

- no progress reports

- fewer legal requirements

both IEP and 504

- support access to learning

- provide accommodations

- require documentation of need

auditory processing disorder

- deficit in the processing of information that is specific to the auditory modality

- auditory info doesn't reach brain the right way

- what the brain does with what it hears

cause of APD

- history of ear infections

- lack or proper auditory stimulation when young

- family history

- head trauma

- lead poisoning

ear infections

- cause sounds to be muffled

- no clear speech signal

characteristics of APD

- seems like hearing loss is present, even when normal

- difficulty discriminating speech sounds

- difficulty remembering sounds (spelling)

- difficulty understanding speech with background noise

- poor listening skills

more characteristics of APD

- respond inconsistently

- difficulty with auditory memory

- receptive/expressive language disorder

- difficulty understanding rapid speech and dialects

- poor musical abilities

what we see in APD

- visual/waits and watches everyone

- difficulty learning to read

- can't follow multi step directions

- can't retain info

- looks lost or shy

dichotic tests

- given through headphones

- stimuli presented in both ears

- ears have different sounds playing

categories of APD weakness

decoding, working memory, integration, auditory figure ground

decoding

- quickly and accurately process speech

- foundation of reading and listening

issues with decoding

- articulation issues

- understanding what is said

- phonics

- receptive language

- oral reading/word accuracy

- spelling

- delayed responses

therapy for decoding

auditory therapy

- phonemic training program

- phonemic synthesis

- phonological awareness

- earobics

working memory issues

- reading comprehension issues

- forgetting info

- can only complete one or two directions

- might not remember material from school day

auditory figure ground

- child can do well in quiet

- difficulty once background noise present

- can't block out background noise

- perform normal in small groups and quiet

auditory figure ground treatment

- preferential seating in class

- wearing earphones to block noise

- FM system

- auditory training