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Understanding Central Auditory Processing Disorders (CAPD)
A Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD or APD) is a ‘glitch’ in the brain’s ability to process or understand sounds and words. In other words, it is “what the brain does with what the ears hear” (Jack Katz, 1994) When we talk about “auditory processing”, we are referring to the way in which your […]
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The Auditory Processing Assessment
The Hearing Teacher, L3C provides deficit-specific therapy for individuals with central auditory processing disorders. Our first step is to obtain a comprehensive assessment detailing the listening challenges and abilities of our clients so that a treatment plan can be personalized which specifically addresses the deficit areas. Our tests answer the following questions: Listening in Noise: […]
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Our Deficit-Specific Auditory Training Therapies
At the Hearing Teacher, we provide deficit-specific auditory training therapy using approaches designed to retrain the auditory centers of the brain. Auditory processing intervention requires a 3-tiered approach. In addition to auditory training, The Hearing Teacher teaches compensatory strategies that can be used at home and in school and provides recommendations for classroom modifications to facilitate classroom learning.
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Engaging with Reading–Our School-based Auditory Training Program
Learning to Read…Reading to Learn! Studies indicate that when evaluating academic performance, over 80% of struggling students will test poorly on auditory skills. For many children with dyslexia, the auditory processing pathways are underdeveloped. Auditory processing is a lower-level skill that is critical in the development of reading. The Hearing Teacher, L3C provides school-based […]
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Brain Training with Music
Brain Training through Music! The Hearing Teacher encourages all clients to participate in our Brain Training through Music program. Studies indicate that playing instrumental music improves our ability to understand speech in the presence of noise, improves working memory, and improves cognitive function. Brain Training through Music is a three-month, online, music training program. Musicians practice the […]
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Diagnoses That May Impact Auditory Processing
DIAGNOSIS THAT MAY IMPACT THE ABILITY TO PROCESS AUDITORY INFORMATION Middle Ear Infections Dyslexia Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Autism Aging Misophonia (discomfort with sounds) Schizophrenia
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