Auditory Verbal UK

Auditory VerbalUK is a national charity that delivers Auditory Verbal Therapy (AVT) to deaf babies and children aged 0 – 5 years to enable them to listen and talk. AVUK advocates that every child who is deaf should have the opportunity to listen, talk and participate fully in society. AVT enables children who are deaf to learn to listen and speak without the need for lip reading or sign language. Auditory Verbal Therapists at AVUK work with families on a one-to-one basis, giving parents and carers skills to help their child make progress. There have been several studies that show the efficacy of AVT. Hogan et al (2008; 2010)^[1][2] published outcomes for children in an AV programme in the UK which showed that the average rate of language development increased significantly during the time on the programme compared to the average rate of language development prior to embarking on the programme. AVUK was founded in 2003 by Jacqueline Stokes in Oxfordshire to provide AVT for families in the UK. The charity now has two centres one in Bicester, Oxfordshire and one in Bermondsey, London.

References

1. 5. Hogan S, Stokes J, White C, Tyszkiewicz E, Woolgar A. (2008) An evaluation of Auditory Verbal Therapy using rate of early language development as an outcome measure. Deafness Educ Int. 10,143–167
2. 6. Hogan S, Stokes J and Weller I. (2010) Language Outcomes for Children of Low-Income Families Enrolled in Auditory Verbal Therapy. Deafness Educ Int. 12 (4) 204-216

Category:Hearing impairment Category:Listening and spoken language