İşitmeAtölyesiAuditory Rehabilitation
From auditory perception development to session planning: a practice-oriented guide series on auditory rehabilitation in special education, written for audiologists and audiology students.
2 / 11 publishedWhere should I begin?
This section is being written to answer the question audiologists new to special education ask first: "what do I actually do in a session?" Choose your profile and we will point you to the right starting place.
Roadmap
Six stops from theory to practice. If you prefer to work through them in order, start on the left; each stop will open from here as its page goes live.
Sub-guides
A topic index for those who would rather not work through the path in order: go straight to the heading you need. Pages become accessible from this list as they are published.
Core Knowledge 3
Foundations of Auditory RehabilitationTheoretical framework, principles of auditory-verbal therapy (AVT), adult rehabilitationPublishedAuditory Perception DevelopmentThe Erber hierarchy: from detection to comprehensionPublishedClinical Practice 6
Special Situations and Support 2
Worked examples by goal
Choose a target level and age group and we will suggest sample activities. Detailed design is covered in the Session Planning guide.
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These examples are meant as a starting point; adapt them to the goal, the materials and the child.
Guide–tool pairings
Each guide will be paired with an interactive tool under Tools. The ones already live can be used right away.
Frequently asked questions
What is auditory rehabilitation?
A structured educational process aimed at teaching a person with hearing loss to make meaningful use of the sound delivered by a hearing aid or cochlear implant. It covers listening skills, language development, communication strategies and family involvement.
Who delivers auditory rehabilitation?
It is teamwork: the audiologist, the speech and language therapist, the special education teacher and the family work together. In Turkey this process is carried out in special education and rehabilitation centres within the framework of the MEB support education programme.
What is the Erber hierarchy?
A four-level developmental model of listening skill: detection, discrimination, identification and comprehension. Assessment and goal selection follow these levels; the levels are not strictly sequential and are worked on in an overlapping way.
What is AVT (Auditory-Verbal Therapy)?
A family-centred intervention approach that places learning to listen at its core. Internationally it is delivered under LSLS certification (Cert. AVT / Cert. AVEd) and targets spoken language development through hearing.
How is auditory training planned in a special education centre?
MEB Under the Support Education Programme for Individuals With Hearing Impairment, modules are set by an assessment at the Guidance and Research Centre (RAM); the centre then carries out an initial baseline assessment and an IEP is written with short- and long-term goals. The programme has seven modules; the Auditory Training module runs to 200 lesson hours and is divided into four units: Sound Detection, Sound Discrimination, Sound Identification and Auditory Comprehension (50 lesson hours each).
What is an IEP and who prepares it?
The Individualised Education Programme is the legal document defining short- and long-term goals according to the child's level. The centre's IEP unit prepares it; auditory goals are grounded in assessment results and in the skill hierarchy.