MESHGuides

This column provides an overview of the current landscape for deaf children in the UK and outlines the principles and practice of AV.

This column provides an overview of the history and background of Auditory Verbal Therapy as a therapy approach internationally and within the UK.

There are various online forums for Auditory Verbal therapists on platforms such as Facebook. The governing body of Auditory Verbal therapists is AG Bell.

There are various online forums for Teachers of the Deaf and parents of deaf children, in the UK and other parts of the world.  BATOD manages an email forum

We welcome literature and case studies that describe Auditory Verbal therapy and its effectiveness.  Please send these to meshguides@batodfoundation.org.uk.  Please also add areas you would like researched.

Research investigating the effectiveness of Auditory Verbal therapy would benefit from longitudinal, collaborative studies pooling data from children participating in AV from around the world. Spoken language outcomes are only one measure of the child’s whole development. Moreover, more holistic quality of life measures should be included to inform and support the needs of the ‘whole child’.​

The collected information and advice is intended to inform parents and professionals working with parents who wish to follow a listening and spoken language approach to communication.

We have provided evidence for the information collated above with a full reference list including research published in peer reviewed journals.

Each reference is number coded within the MESHGuide and listed below in that order.

You can download our full reference list here. 

You can find out more on the NDCS website about information about deaf children with additional needs.