At Sinclair Speech Pathology, we believe every child who is deaf or hard of hearing should have the same opportunities as their hearing peers.
Laura Sinclair has specialised experience in the provision of therapy for children with hearing loss and has gained the title of Listening and Spoken Language Specialist, AVT certified. To gain the title of LSLS Cert. AVT the Speech Pathologist or Audiologist has undergone post-graduate education and a minimum of 3 years of formal mentoring by an LSLS Cert. AVT, and has passed the LSLS certification exam.
Auditory Verbal Therapy (AVT) is a family focused therapy approach assisting children with impaired hearing to learn to listen and speak. It is a parent-based therapy where the parents are coached to teach their child. The Auditory-Verbal Therapist teaches the parents how to set up a listening, learning environment where their child can develop spoken language through using their aided hearing (hearing aid/s or cochlear implant/s).
Early diagnosis and optimal amplification are essential, as access to sound during infancy and early childhood is critical to enable the auditory brain centres to fully develop.
Emphasis is placed on the child hearing and responding to voice while completing play activities based on the typical patterns of development. As their child’s primary language facilitator, parents play a key role in every AVT session.
For further information about Auditory-Verbal Therapy please visit The AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language.
