GOAL: The child searches for and/or finds the auditory stimulus.
Searching is a prerequisite skill for localizing.
Children with hearing in only one ear will not be able to localize to the sound source.
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Target these localization skills at home and record your child's skill level:
a. The skill is not present
b. The skill is emerging
c. The skill is in process
d. The skill is acquired
__ close (3’) __ far (10’) __ another room
__ inside __ outside
__ in quiet __ noise
__ prompted __ spontaneous
2. searches for source of music
__ close (3’) __ far (10’) __ another room
__ inside __ outside
__ in quiet __ noise
__ prompted __ spontaneous
3. searches for source of vocalizations (e.g., exaggerated suprasegmentals)
__ close (3’) __ far (10’) __ another room
__ inside __ outside
__ in quiet __ noise
__ prompted __ spontaneous
4.searches for source of discourse (e.g., connected speech)
__ close (3’) __ far (10’) __ another room
__ inside __ outside
__ in quiet __ noise
__ prompted __ spontaneous
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| This is one of my Little Listeners who is now in High School! 5. localizes to loud environmental sounds (vacuum, telephone) or noisemakers (drum, bell) __ close (3’) __ far (10’) __ another room __ inside __ outside __ in quiet __ noise __ prompted __ spontaneous __ one level __ multiple levels 6. localizes to music source __ close (3’) __ far (10’) __ another room __ inside __ outside __ in quiet __ noise __ prompted __ spontaneous __ one level __ multiple levels 7. localizes to speaker making vocalizations (e.g., exaggerated suprasegmentals) __ close (3’) __ far (10’) __ another room __ inside __ outside __ in quiet __ noise __ prompted __ spontaneous 8. localizes to speaker using discourse __ close (3’) __ far (10’) __ another room __ inside __ outside __ in quiet __ noise __ prompted __ spontaneous __ one level __ multiple levels |