Auditory Skill Development - Mary Ellen Nevins, Ashley Garber

Auditory performance with a cochlear implant can be described using four broad categories of auditory skill. In younger children, development of auditory skills occurs in a more naturalistic fashion in which all skills are targeted simultaneously. For older children development of auditory skills may be more linear and systematic. The following HOPE Note provides information on the hierarchy of auditory skill development that is essential for assessing current ability, targeting intervention goals and providing habilitation to children with cochlear implants.