Target Group

Listen-Hear is intended as an aural habilitative tool to assist professionals and parents working with hearing impaired children aged 3 and older. It is intended for use with children who have been fitted with hearing aids or have received a cochlear implant. However, any child who needs help with listening skills development should receive benefit from the program.

Easy Setup and Performance Tracking

Listen-Hear keeps track of all responses and provides a detailed report of session performance and each child's progress. A setup facility allows training sessions to be pre-specified by the clinician/educator and accessed by the child at home or independently at school or the clinic

Advantages of Using Listen-Hear

Computer software programs can serve as a powerful tool for clinicians and educators. Advantages of using a computer software program with a hearing-impaired child include:

• Provides an inexpensive, accessible supplement to traditional clinical and educational services,
• Eliminates restrictions of geography, time and budget,
• Key variables are easily controlled (e.g.. set size, vocabulary, task),
• Can be used by client alone or with assistance from a professional/parent/caregiver,
• Eliminates unintentional gestures or facial/lip-reading cues,
• Eliminates preparation time: just put in the disk and start it up,
• Game format increases child's motivation and enthusiasm,
• Particular benefit for children who are unable to attend regular therapy sessions,
• Quantifies performance and progress over time,
• Tasks can be implemented precisely and reproduced exactly,
• Eliminates travel time.