Verbotonal Speech Treatment

• Written by one of the world's leading authorities, himself a student of the creator of the verbotonal approach
• An invaluable tool for speech pathologists, audiologists and special educationists with case examples and information on setting up programs within clinics and the school environment

ABOUT THE BOOK
Verbotonal Speech Treatment provides clinicians and teachers with an effective therapeutic strategy that is designed to improve the auditory and speech skills of children and adults with hearing loss through the development of good listening skills.

Using practical clinical examples, the book explains how the verbotonal approach can be used in conjunction with programs designed to improve vestibular, auditory, speech, and second-language problems and their corresponding treatment tools.

The book describes how public schools and clinics have developed effective programs for mainstreaming children with communicative disorders. A comprehensive glossary is a valuable resource for the reader.

CONTENTS

• Preface.
• Acknowledgments.
• Introduction to the Verbotonal Approach.
• Vestibular Strategy: Vocalize While Moving.
• Auditory Strategy: Listening Skills for Self-Correction.
• Speech Strategy: Foundation with Rhythm and Intonation Patterns.
• Second Language Strategy: Auditory-Based.
• Treatment Tools and Programs.
• Glossary of Terms.
• Index.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Carl W. Asp, Ph.D. has been a Professor of Audiology and Speech Pathology at the University of Tennessee for the past 38 years. He earned his doctorate at the Ohio State University and holds dual certification (CCC-A and CCC-SLP) in the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Dr. Asp’s research began with a series of federally funded research projects to investigate and develop the Verbotonal Approach. He has worked closely with Professor Petar Guberina, who developed the method, to advance the understanding of this approach to habilitation and rehabilitation of children and adults who are hearing impaired. As Director of the University’s Verbotonal Speech Science Laboratory, Dr. Asp has provided research information to educate graduate students and visiting professionals. For the past 40 years, he has served as a clinical consultant to a variety of clinics, schools, and universities throughout the world.

AUDIENCE
Primary: Speech-Language Pathology

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