This report provides a research summary of Auditory Verbal UK's Foundation course: Working Through Audition training programme for professionals working with pre-school children with hearing loss.

Baby Talk by Auditory Verbal UK

Auditory Verbal UK have created a book for adults to share with babies to stimulate their brains for listening, language and literacy. The book can be used by both parents and professionals to help children learn to listen, understand and play through simple pictures, words and role play with real life scenarios.
To find out more or order a copy click here.

Estabrooks, W and MacIver-Lux, K. (2016) Auditory-Verbal Therapy: For Young Children with Hearing Loss and Their Families and the Practitioners Who Guide Them. Plural Publishing.

This book provides a comprehensive examination of Auditory Verbal therapy (AVT), from theory to evidence-based practice.
Louise Honck, Senior Auditory Verbal Therapist at Auditory Verbal UK, and Rosie Quayle, Clinical Lead at Auditory Verbal UK, both contributed to a chapter of this book.

Investing in a sound future for deaf children: a cost benefit analysis of auditory verbal therapy at Auditory Verbal UK - Executive Summary (June 2016)

The executive summary of a report that quantified the costs and benefits of Auditory Verbal therapy provided by Auditory Verbal UK This report examines the impact that Auditory Verbal UK has made as a charity over a child’s lifetime.

Investing in a sound future for deaf children: a cost benefit analysis of auditory verbal therapy at Auditory Verbal UK - Full Report (June 2016)

A report that quantified the costs and benefits of auditory verbal therapy provided by Auditory Verbal UK. This report examines the impact that Auditory Verbal UK has made as a charity over a child’s lifetime.

Auditory Verbal UK Five-Year Strategy: 2016-2021 (February 2016)

Based around our theory of change, our strategy explains our plans for the next five years.

How we’ve made an impact (Jan 2012)

This report examines the impact that Auditory Verbal UK has made as a charity.

Hogan S, Stokes J and Weller I. (2010) Language Outcomes for Children of Low-Income Families Enrolled in Auditory Verbal Therapy. Deafness Educ Int. 12 (4) 204-216

Household income was not found to have an impact on the spoken language development of children with hearing impairment who participate in Auditory Verbal therapy programmes.

Hogan S, Stokes J, White C, Tyszkiewicz E, Woolgar A. (2008) An evaluation of Auditory Verbal Therapy using rate of early language development as an outcome measure. Deafness Educ Int. 10,143–167

Children acquired language at a much faster rate by the time they finished the study compared to when they started it. This tells us that being on an Auditory Verbal programme at Auditory Verbal UK accelerated children’s language development.

Achieving a flying start (Nov 2008)

A five year progress report on Auditory Verbal UK.

Financial and Legal Policies

Please use the links below to view Auditory Verbal UK‘s financial and legal policies:

Our use of charitable funds

Financial reserves policy

Trustee financial reporting responsibilities

Trustee independence

Equal opportunities policy

Safeguarding

Siblings policy

Cancellation Policy

Complaints policy and procedure

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Freshers Week and more advice for starting university with a hearing loss from AVUK Young Ambassador James Curtis

It’s so important just to jump in to university life and embrace it. You’ll get what you put in and don’t be afraid to ask for help - universities are very happy to accommodate changes that will help.
Advanced Course (Cohort M)- Term 3 - Session 22
Meet an Auditory Verbal Therapist - For parents who want to find out more about Auditory Verbal Therapy and Telepractice
Orson's story

After a healthy pregnancy, Orson was unexpectedly born three months early. It was fair to say that after 61 days across intensive and neo-natal care we had gone through every possible emotion and we were ready to leave hospital.

Work for us

Do you have an interest in transforming children’s lives? See our vacancies.
How we're funded

How we get our funding.
Our mission

At Auditory Verbal UK, we want to see a world where all deaf children have the same opportunities in life as hearing children.
Our history

Auditory Verbal UK was founded in 2003 to raise expectations for deaf children and to provide access to auditory verbal therapy for the first time in the UK.
Our patron

Janine Roebuck became AVUK‘s first Patron in 2010.
Our founder

Jacqueline Stokes was an inspirational woman; the first Auditory Verbal therapist in the UK, with a heartfelt belief that all deaf children should be allowed to achieve their full potential.
Our strategy

Based around our Theory of Change, our strategy explains our plans over the next five years.

What is Auditory Verbal therapy?

Auditory verbal therapy is a highly specialist early intervention programme which equips parents with the skills to maximise their deaf child’s speech and language development.
Training to be an Auditory Verbal Therapist

Find out how you can train to become an Auditory Verbal Therapist in the UK.
Evidence base for Auditory Verbal therapy

Deaf children can learn to listen and speak – like their hearing peers. What's the evidence?
Our mission

At Auditory Verbal UK, we want to see a world where all deaf children have the same opportunities in life as hearing children.
Work for us

Do you have an interest in transforming children’s lives? See our vacancies.
Therapy sessions

Auditory Verbal therapy (AVT) is about enabling your child to learn to talk through listening. Read more about the therapy we provide.
Foundation level

This 6-month course is available in a distance-learning format and in person at our London centre. Designed to equip professionals with the core skills needed to develop auditory practice when working with children with hearing loss and their families, we are also able to deliver this course in-service to employers wishing to train groups of staff.
Early intervention

What are the benefits of an early intervention programme?
Joining the programme

We want to make sure you are able to access information, guidance and support at a pace that suits you. Find out how you can join the programme.
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