OUTLINE OF AUDITORY SKILLS CURRICULUM OBJECTIVES

DISCRIMINATION

MEMORY-SEQUENCING

AUDITORY FEEDBACK

FIGURE-GROUND

1.1. DEMONSTRATES
SELECTIVE ATTENTION TO
SOUND
1.1.1. Demonstrates
spontaneous awareness
of sounds
1.1.2. Demonstrates awareness
of sound by making a
conditioned response
1.1.3. Searches for and
localizes sound source

2.1. DEMONSTRATES
SELECTIVE ATTENTION TO
SOUND
2.1.1. Follow single familiar
directions.
2.1.2. Sequences two critical
elements in a message.
2.1.3. Recalls three critical
elements in a message.

3.1. DEMONSTRATES PREVERBAL BEHAVIOR

3.1.1. Engages in vocal play.
3.1.2. Vocalizes for attention or
needs.
3.1.3. Vocalizes on demand.

4.1. DEMONSTRATES
AUDITORY SKILLS AT
VARYING DISTANCES IN
QUIET CLASSROOM
4.1.1. Demonstrates selected
skills 5-6 feet from sound
source.
4.1.2. Demonstrates selected
skills across the room
from sound source.

1.2. DISCRIMINATES NONVERBAL SOUNDS

1.2.1. Discriminates
environmental sounds
1.3. DISCRIMINATES SPEECH
ON THE BASIS OF
SUPRASEGMENTAL
FEATURES
1.3.1. Discriminates between
longer and shorter
messages
1.3.2. Discriminates between
louder and softer
messages
1.3.3. Discriminate voices of
man, woman and child
1.3.4. Discriminate differences
in rhythm, stress and
intonation within linguistic
messages of similar
syllabic length
1.4. DISCRIMINATES
LINGUISTIC MESSAGES
WITH CONTEXTUAL CUES
1.4.1. Discriminate stereotypic
directions.
1.4.2. Follows on-going speech
accompanied by printed
or illustrated text.
1.4.3. Completes known
linguistic messages.
1.4.4. Discriminates groups of
related words.
1.5. DISCRIMINATES WORDS
ON THE BASIS OF
SEGMENTAL FEATURES
1.5.1. Discriminates words in
which the vowels and
consonant differ
1.5.2. Discriminate rhyming
words
1.5.3. Discriminates between
words in which the
consonants are identical
and the vowels differ
1.5.4. Discriminates between
words in which the
vowels are identical and
the consonants differ in
manner and place of
articulation and in voicing
1.5.5. Discriminates between
words in which the
vowels are identical and
the consonants differ in
manner of articulation
1.5.6. Discriminates between
words in which the
vowels are identical and
the consonants differ
only in the voicing.

2.2. DEMONSTRATES
AUDITORY/COGNITIVE
SKILLS WITHIN A
STRUCTURED LISTENING
SET
2.2.1. Follows multi-element
directions.
2.2.2. Sequences series of
multi-element directions.
2.2.3. Makes identification
based on several related
description.
2.2.4. Sequences three events.
2.2.5. Recalls five details of an
event, story or lesson.
2.2.6. Sequences five events.
2.2.7. Understands main idea
of a lesson or complex
story.
2.3. DEMONSTRATES
AUDITORY/COGNITIVE
SKILLS IN CONVERSATION
2.3.1. Answer questions
requiring comprehension
of the main idea of a
short conversation.
2.3.2. Paraphrases remarks of
other speakers.
2.3.3. Offers spontaneous
relevant remarks.

3.2. IMITATES VOCAL

PRODUCTION
3.2.1. Imitates varying vocal
play.
3.2.2. Imitates length of speech
utterance.
3.2.3. Imitates vocal intensity.
3.2.4. Imitates number of
syllables.
3.2.5. Imitates vocal pitch.
3.2.6. Imitates stress features
of speech.
3.2.7. Imitates rhythmic pattern
of speech.
3.2.8. Imitates intonational
features of speech.
3.2.9. Imitates phonemic
features of speech.
3.3. MODIFIES VOCAL
PRODUCTION
INDEPENDENTLY
3.3.1. Modifies vocal intensity.
3.3.2. Modifies durational
features of speech.
3.3.3. Modifies vocal speech.
3.3.4. Modifies stress features
of speech.
3.3.5. Modifies rhythmic
patterns of speech.
3.3.6. Modifies intonational
features of speech.
3.3.7. Modifies phonemic
features of speech.

Although interdependent
with other curriculum areas,
speech development for the
hearing impaired pupil is
beyond the scope of this.

4.2. DEMONSTRATES
AUDITORY SKILLS AT
VARYING DISTANCES IN A
CLASSROOM WITH A
NORMAL-NOISE LEVEL
4.2.1. Demonstrates selected
skills next to sound
source.
4.2.2. Demonstrates selected
skills 5-6 feet from sound
source.
4.2.3. Demonstrates selected
skills across the room
from sound source.
4.3. DEMONSTRATES
AUDITORY SKILLS AT
VARYING DISTANCES IN A
NOISY CLASSROOM
4.3.1. Demonstrates selected
skills next to sound
source.
4.3.2. Demonstrates selected
skills 5-6 feet from sound
source.
4.3.3. Demonstrates selected
skills across the room
from sound source.
4.4. DEMONSTRATES
AUDITORY SKILLS IN THE
PRESENCE OF A VERBAL
DISTRACTION
4.4.1. Demonstrates selected
skills when verbal
distraction is across the
room from pupil and
sound source.
4.4.2. Demonstrates selected
skills when verbal
distraction is 5-6 feet
away from pupil and
sound source.
4.4.3. Demonstrates selected
skills when the verbal
distraction is next to pupil
and sound source.
4.4.4. Demonstrates selected
skills when sound source
is at various distances
from pupil and verbal
distraction.