Exam Preview for 31153: Auditory Processing Disorders and Hearing L

Auditory Processing Disorders and Hearing Loss in the Mainstream Classroom

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1. Many children with auditory processing disorders (APD): Have normal peripheral hearing Have subtle problems with hearing speech Have normal intellectual development All of the above
2. Behaviors associated with auditory processing disorders include: Poor listening skills in noise. Difficult learning using audition Poor auditory attention All of the above
3. Audiological evaluation for APD includes: Testing basic hearing levels, testing speech perception under earphones Testing basic hearing levels, testing speech perception under earphones, testing speech perception in soundfield in quiet and in competing noise Testing speech perception in soundfield in quiet and in competing noise Testing basic hearing levels, testing speech perception in soundfield in quiet and in competing noise
4. Auditory processing disorders in children: Tend to be very homogeneous Do not exist Tend to present in a diverse and heterogeneous manner Can be screened at birth
5. APD, ADHD, and Language processing disorders: Have separate and distinct symptoms Have overlapping symptoms which may cause them to be confused with each other Are the same disorder Have no symptoms in common
6. Children spend up to_____% of their school day listening -- to the teacher, to other children, and to their own speech. 40% 60% 70% 90%
7. What statement is an accurate descriptor of today's children with hearing loss? Intervention is rarely required beyond preschool. Once their language abilities are at age-level, they can be dismissed from therapy. They require 3 times the exposure, as children with typical hearing, to learn new words and concepts. None of the above
8. What percentage of children with hearing loss are born to hearing families? 36% 50% 80% 95%
9. Classroom noise management: Will benefit children with hearing loss Will benefit children with learning disbilities Will benefit children with typical development All of the above
10. Classroom noise can be managed by: Keeping doors and windows closed Placing carpeting in the block corner Turning off unnecessary noise such as music All of the above