Auditory-Verbal International is now integrated with AG Bell. AVI Certification will now be done by the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language.

Locate a Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist®

If you are an Auditory-Verbal Certified Therapist, and are interested in joining the AVT-Cert discussion list, please contact me.

Auditory-Verbal Therapy FAQ

Educating Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Auditory-Verbal. ERIC Digest

The greatest source of inspiration for me has been Life's Lessons. This was Phyllis Feibelman's Banquet Address for an Auditory-Verbal International conference in 1991. Phyllis is the editor of Our Kids Magazine, a magazine sent to members of AG Bell.

Spoken Language Development For Children With Hearing Impairment - Summary of the AVI Conference, March 1, 1997, New Providence, New Jersey

Language Progress with an Auditory-Verbal Approach for Young Children with Hearing Loss by Ellen Rhoades, published in International Pediatrics, 16 (1), 2000.

Managing the Mainstream by Pamela Talbot M.Ed, CCC-SLP, C.E.D., AVT-Cert

www.laneyjane.com - An on-going look at a deaf child, a cochlear implant, and auditory-verbal therapy.

Kids who grew up with the Auditory Verbal Philosophy:

Mardie's CI Progress - She was the first client of Helen Beebe in the 40's. Expanded to include Page 2.

Up: Prophetic Start For Diane - Diane promises an update to her story when she gets the time.

Language Stimulation Ideas - These ideas came from doing AV with my own son.

Language Development - Lots of ideas here for new things to do in therapy.

Discussion Forums:

• AV-CHAT - An e-mail based place to chat about Auditory-Verbal topics. For more information or to subscribe, please visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/av-chat.
• AVT - an e-mail based discussion group for certified auditory-verbal therapists only. For more information or to subscribe, contact kay@listen-up.org. 
• AVT-in-training - an e-mail based discussion group for auditory-verbal therapists in training only. For more information, please visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/avt-in-training

Hints and Tips from Parents and Therapists - an assortment of ideas from others, many from the AV-Circle listserv.

Natural Communication, Inc. - Don't miss Hear The Kids, Therapy Ideas, and Toy List which describes using toys as language developing tools.

Save the AV Session: What to do when the session is falling apart and you want to save it from going down the drain - a little something that was inspired by a session at AVI's Conference in Baltimore in 2003. A number of Certified AVT's contributed to this document which was compiled and edited by Warren Estabrooks.

Auditory Verbal Training & Consulting - Ellen Rhoades will schedule an Auditory Verbal workshop for your group. Take advantage of the opportunity to learn how to implement the Auditory Verbal approach at your own location.

• Research outcomes of Auditory-Verbal intervention: Is the approach justified?
  • Note from Kay: I just have to add my 2 cents based on my experience with my son. Between his High School Jr. and Sr. year, we moved from one state to another. At the receiving school, they called me in shortly after the start of the school year to ask me if I knew who they should get in contact with because the previous school just wasn't sending a copy of JD's IEP for his Jr. year, despite repeated requests. I suggested that perhaps that was because he didn't have an IEP, only a 504 with common sense things on it like preferential seating and such. You should have seen the look on their faces. The first words out of their mouth were obviously reflexive, but telling, "Can they do that?"
• Auditory-Verbal Progress During Past 30 Years
• 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.
• Advantages & Disadvantages: Hearing Aids vs. Cochlear Implants for Those with Severe Hearing Loss
• Occasionally a group will open up part of its AV training workshop for public attendance. When this happens, Ellen Rhoades will include information about it on her Open Workshops page. Currently there are 2 open workshops listed.
• What Distinguishes the Cert. AVT From Other Therapists?
• Where Can I Secure Free Auditory-Verbal Therapy (AVT) Services for my Child?
• A number of therapists in North America are being mentored by Ellen Rhoades. If you are interested in this service, please contact her at her website. 

Sound-Object Associations - A free downloadable module courtesy of Listen Up! and Ellen A. Rhoades Ed.S., Cert. AVT.

Web Sites of Auditory Verbal Therapists & Clinics:

Amanda Mangiardi Learning to Listen

Auditory Verbal Center of Atlanta

Auditory-Verbal Clinic - University of Akron School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Auditory Verbal Training - Ellen Rhoades

Bolesta Center

Charleston Speech & Hearing Center

Children's Hearing Foundation

HEAR in Dallas, Inc. - Linda Daniel

Hear and Say Centre

Hear Rehab - Amy Peters Lalios
Helen Beebe Speech & Hearing Center

Little Listeners - Leslie Schumaker

Oxford Auditory-Verbal Programme - Jacqueline Stokes

SPARC (Saskatchewan Pediatric Auditory Rehabilitation Centre) - Lynne Brewster, Alexa Gorenko

Sunshine Cottage

The LISTEN Foundation - Nancy Caleffe-Schenck, Nanette McClendon

The Hearing House - In New Zealand

Voice - For Hearing Impaired Children

Voice Ottawa

See these and AV providers without Web Sites on our Auditory Oral / Verbal Programs page.

Books:

See the Auditory Verbal section of the Listen Up Bookstore.

AG Bell's Publications Catalog

Wordplay Publications

This Language List is from members of the AV-Circle to assist in building vocabulary and general knowledge.

The Ling Sounds

• Ling Sound Test
• The Ling 6 Sound Test - If I had to only have 1 link on the Ling Sounds, this one would probably be it. This even has the words to the Ling 6 Song.
• The Ling 6 Sound Test - From the NC public school website. This is a worksheet for tracking responses.
• Using the Ling 6-Sound Test Everyday
• Using the Ling 7 Sounds

Treatment Efficacy and Classroom Performance By Denise Wray and Carol Flexer - From the Oxford Auditory-Verbal Programme Site.

Outcome Survey of Auditory-Verbal Graduates: Study of Clinical Efficacy By Donald M. Goldberg and Carol Flexer - From the Oxford Auditory-Verbal Programme Site.

AV Interactive Discussion Forum - From the Oxford Auditory-Verbal Programme Site.

According to the Certification Council of AVI, one does not have to have to have certification to say they are providing Auditory-Verbal therapy; they just can not say they are certified and have gone through a credentials and examination process of verification. If you want to ensure that your provider has gone through the testing, ask them.

Auditory Verbal Therapy is being considered for recognition as a Clinical Specialty of ASHA and passed Stage I approval 5/97.

The Geoffrey Foundation - Assists in eliminating costs as a barrier for families who choose the auditory-verbal approach for children with hearing impairment.

The Dept. of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology at University of South Carolina  has established a specialized training program to provide extensive practica and additional coursework in Auditory-Verbal Therapy  to their speech pathology master's students.   Students who participate  receive an internal certificate acknowledging their additional training in AVT and cochlear implant habilitation. 

Parents often write asking for something they can use during their child's IEP to get their child's school district to pay for AV services. This info has been moved to Getting Your School to Provide the AV Approach.

Terapia Auditivo Verbal: Enseñar a escuchar para aprender a hablar

If you know of something that should be listed here, please let me know!