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How to Grow a Young Child's Listening Brain

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1.  What percentage of children with hearing loss are born to hearing families?
  1. 36%
  2. 50%
  3. 80%
  4. 95%
2.  What is picked up by the "ear doorway" and sent to the brain as energy for coding and for perception as information?
  1. Sound
  2. Words
  3. Messages
  4. Vibrations
3.  Where does the meaning of sound occurs?
  1. Ear
  2. Brain
  3. Doorway
  4. Vibration
4.  What must be made available before listening can be taught?
  1. Hearing
  2. Knowledge of words
  3. Schooling
  4. Attention
5.  Which of the following was suggested to improve intelligibility of our spoken communication?
  1. Talk faster
  2. Slow down and use clear speech
  3. Talk louder
  4. Use fewer words
6.  Hearing is a stepping stone to which of the following?
  1. Motor skills
  2. Talking
  3. Cognition
  4. Self-help skills
7.  What percent of what a very young child learns is learned incidentally (through conversations, overhearing others talk), and not through direct instruction?
  1. 90%
  2. 75%
  3. 50%
  4. 20%
8.  Which of the following is one of the Six Principles of Language Learning by Golinkoff?
  1. Speak in short phrases
  2. Children need to hear diverse words and language structures
  3. Children need to hear few words
  4. Children learn words for things and events that do not interest them
9.  What percent of waking hours, by age 18, do children spend in school?
  1. 13.36%
  2. 23.36%
  3. 33.36%
  4. 43.36%
10.  Which of the following was suggested for parents to help grow auditory brain centers?
  1. Have children watch television shows or movies
  2. Show children books on a tablet or iPad
  3. Talk about and describe how things sound, look, and feel
  4. Talk quickly and loudly

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