An SLP gets a new client or student on their caseload who has recently received a cochlear implant and wonders what speech therapy is...

In 2017, I became the first Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist in Iowa. Because this intervention approach (which is also called Listening and Spoken Language) for children with hearing loss is not well-known in my geographic area, I get lots of questions about it. So let's dive into some of the most frequently asked! What is Auditory-Verbal Therapy? Auditory Verbal Therapy (AVT) is used to help children with hearing loss learn to listen and use spoken language, which is one