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News & UpdatesWhat is Auditory-Verbal Therapy?
THE TRUE EAR IS THE BRAIN... We hear with the BRAIN - the ears are simply the way in to the brain. Auditory-Verbal Therapy (AVT) focusses on stimulating, developing and growing the auditory brain for children who have a hearing loss. A qualified Auditory-Verbal...
Developing clear Speech
"Children with typical hearing tend to follow a general sequence of speech sound mastery (Sander, 1972). We all know that children with typical hearing do not speak perfectly when they begin to talk. Every child takes a while to master the production of speech. Many...
Play is the thing!
“Purposeful Play” Lev Vygotsky, a Russian psychologist, who made a huge contribution to child development, believed that through playing and imagining, children could further stretch their conceptual abilities and knowledge of the world. Types of play that can...