Effects of Auditory Integration Training and Acoupedic Therapy on Word Recognition of Children with Hearing Impairment
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Date
2017
Authors
Adeniyi, S.O
Osisanya, A
Folarin, O.O
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African Journal of Special and Inclusive Education
Abstract
This study examined the effectiveness of auditory integration training and acoupedic therapy on word
recognition among children with hearing impairment. Thirty three children between five and ten years old
participated in this study. All the participants had Pre-Lingual and Post-Lingual hearing impairment with
degree of hearing loss ranging from mild, moderate, severe to profound. All the children had their hearing loss
confirmed through audiometric test and they were fitted with hearing aids. The instruments used consisted of
Macro 53 brand of audiometer calibrated on ISO-13485:2008, word recognition test adapted from Betts (1946)
with reliability of 0.89 for pre and post tests and case history of the participants. Data collected were coded and
analysed using Analysis of Co-variance using SPSS version 17. The results revealed that Auditory Integration
Training and Acoupedic therapy had significant effects on word recognition among the participants and that
Auditory Integration Training was more effective on word recognition among children with hearing
impairment. Also, there were significant main effects of degree and onset of hearing loss on participants’ word
recognition. It was recommended that early intervention in the form of Auditory Integration Training and
Acoupedic Therapy should be adopted.
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Keywords
Auditory integration , Acoupedic therapy , Word recognition , Hearing impairment , Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Education
Citation
Osisanya, A., Adeniyi, S.O., Folarin, O.O. (2017). Effects of Auditory Integration Training and Acoupedic Therapy on Word Recognition of Children with Hearing Impairment.