Auditory Processing (CAPD)

 

Norman Doidge, MD  on Brain Plasticity and Learning Disorders (Auditory Processing Disorder)

 

Fast ForWord® improves auditory processing speed and accuracy

Research shows that Fast ForWord is an extremely effective auditory processing development tool.

What is auditory processing?

While the ears collect sound for hearing, the brain is responsible for processing the auditory information to gain meaning from what is heard.
 

 

How auditory processing difficulties present

An individual is said to have an auditory processing problem when he or she has difficulty perceiving, decoding, remembering and retrieving information. These auditory skills are necessary for learning to read and spell, and for listening and learning in the classroom.

Individuals with auditory processing difficulties present with some or all of the following difficulties:

  • Is slow to respond to questions or follow instructions

  • Forgets complex instructions

  • Is easily distracted during listening tasks

  • Is better at listening in individual or small group situations than in large group situations

  • Has particular problems listening when there is a lot of background noise (for example, in the classroom or at the swimming pool)

  • Confuses similar-sounding words (for example, 'comb' and 'cone') during listening tasks

  • Has difficulties saying complex words (for example, says 'mazagine' for 'magazine')

  • Has difficulties ‘sounding out’ words when reading and spelling

  • Has difficulties with dictation tasks.

It’s important to realise that these difficulties can coexist with other conditions or have different causes - for example, a child with a language delay or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) may display similar behaviours. The good news is that auditory processing difficulties are treatable.

How Fast ForWord® helps

Fast ForWord is a very effective intervention for individuals with auditory processing difficulties. Its digitally stretched sounds in the beginning stages of the program give the brain more time to process speech sounds (phonemes). As the participant’s auditory processing ability improves, Fast ForWord progressively speeds up the sounds to the pace of natural speech.

Fast ForWord’s unique technological ability to acoustically modify speech helps students recognise speech sounds, first as isolated sounds, then as syllables, then in words, and finally connected strings of words such as phrases and sentences.

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