Coursework

Hearing Impaired Professional Preparation

Meeting the needs of children with hearing loss and their families:
Training specialists in speech-language pathology

A joint project between Kent State University and The University of Akron

In addition to the required coursework for a Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology, H.I.P.P. trainees receive specialized coursework related to hearing loss, hearing aids, cochlear implants, and auditory-based approaches. Specialists and professionals in areas of audiology, speech-language pathology, deaf education, aural (re)habilitation have also been guest instructors for these additional courses and seminars. Some of the additional coursework or lectures include the following topics:

	Introduction to Cochlear Implants for the Speech Language Pathologist
	Troubleshooting Hearing Aids
	Presentations on WASP, CASL, ESP, SPICE, IT-MAIS, Tools for Schools and Talk Around the Clock
	Literacy Workshop
	The Auditory Lesson Plan
	Current Issues in Early Intervention
	Sound Field Accommodations in the Classroom
	“The Ling Thing”
	Make-It, Take-It
	Auditory-Based Philosophies and Application to the Auditory Lesson Plan
	The Hearing Brain
	Regional Infant Hearing Program
	Theory of Mind of Children with Hearing Loss
	Little Ears Questionnaire and Making the Connection
	The Auditory Skill Chart
	CAST and PRISE
	COMPASS and Paden-Brown Phonological Assessment
	Current Issues in Teacher Education of the Deaf
	Teaching Spoken Language to the Child (with Mary Koch)
	Creating Classroom Accommodations and Speech That Works program
	Poverty in Local Communities and Ohio and Its Impact on Families
	The Power of Hearing (Dr. Daniel Ling)
	Teaching Listening and Spoken Language
	Lateralization of Speech & Language in Normal Children & Children with Types of Communicative Disorders: Old and New Research Evidence