18th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 3-5, 2019 • Chicago, IL
A Survey Study of Practice Patterns of Professionals and Parents Using the Ling 6 Sound Test.
Most children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) use some form of hearing technology, such as hearing aids and cochlear implants. Consistent and effective access to sound has several benefits and is essential for the development of listening and spoken language (LSL). Developed by Daniel Ling, the Ling 6 sound test is a well-known and frequently referenced procedure for monitoring hearing device function and phonemic audibility in young children. The LING 6 sound test provides a mechanism to quickly and easily monitor changes in the hearing of the listener as well as changes in the hearing technology. Some of the same Ling 6 sounds are also part of “learning to listen” sounds used in intervention and can result in confusion as to the purpose of using various strategies, when they should be used, and why. Anecdotal descriptions of how Ling 6 sounds are delivered and interpreted can vary widely. Therefore, this presentation will describe findings from a survey study that explored how parents and professionals utilize the Ling 6 sound test and will include recommendations for future considerations and implementation.
- Participants will describe the purposes of the LING 6 sound test, when it is used, and why.
- Participants will explore practice patterns of professionals and parents in using the Ling 6 sound test based on findings from a national survey study.
- Participants will discuss recommendations and implications for parents and professionals in effectively utilizing the Ling 6 sound test.
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Presenter: Katelyn Empey
Katelyn is currently a graduate student at Utah State University. She is studying Deaf Education with a Listening and Spoken Language Emphasis in Early Childhood Education. She has done coursework in preschool classrooms and early intervention as well as interdisciplinary collaboration with pediatric audiology and speech pathology. She will graduate with her Masters of Education in May 2019.
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Lauri Nelson is a Professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education at Utah State University. She is the Deaf Education Division Chair, the Director of the Listening and Spoken Language Deaf Education graduate training program and Sound Beginnings. She was one of the co-founders of the Hear to Learn website. She has a dual background as both a pediatric audiologist and LSL deaf educator.
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Karen Muñoz is department head and professor of audiology at Utah State University in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education. She is also associate director of the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management. Her research focus is in the area of childhood hearing loss.
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