AREAS OF CONCERN

Phonological Awareness

Identifying individual words, syllables in words, recognizing and creating rhyme, alliteration, and phonemic awareness.

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Phonemic Awareness

The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words

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Separating the spoken word "cat" into three distinct phonemes, /k/, /æ/, and /t/

Auditory Processing Disorder

Disrupts how a person's brain understands what they are hearing

• Difficulty understanding speech, particularly in noisy environments or when more than one person is speaking​

• Misunderstanding what’s been said

• ​Needing a longer response time during conversation​

• Problems distinguishing between similar sounds

• P​roblems following or comprehending rapid speech or complex directions​