Speech & Language
What is speech and language in infants and toddlers?
The ability to communicate, comprehend and produce language.
Why is audiology used with infants and toddlers?
It is used when children are experiencing hearing problems or sound recognition issues.
How do infants and toddlers learn language?
Through interactions with others.
What is a type of testing that audiologist use?
audiometric testing
Infants and toddlers can receive speech therapy.
True.
Ways to check your baby's hearing at home?
Make different levels of noises outside the view of your baby's eyesight, watch for some kind of indication/reaction from the child.
What are some ways to encourage speech and language development?
Audiology has to do with what part of the child's body?
the ears/hearing
How can hearing loss affect speech?
Due to their inability to listen to others talking and themselves talking it makes language development really hard and can cause speech delays.
By what age should a baby have had a hearing test by?
One month of age, often they are done in the hospital before they go home.