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Auditory memory involves being able to take in information that is
presented orally, to process that information, store it in one’s mind and
then recall what one has heard. Basically, it involves the skills of
attending, listening, processing, storing, and recalling. Because students
with auditory memory weaknesses pick up only bits and pieces of what is
being said during a classroom lecture, they make sense of only little of
what is said by the teacher. Afterwards they are able to recall only a
small amount or none of what was said, says Cusimano.
“Students with auditory memory deficiencies will often experience
difficulty developing a good understanding of words, remembering terms and
information that has been presented orally, for example, in history and
science classes.
“These students will also experience difficulty processing and recalling
information that they have read to themselves. When we read we must listen
and process information we say to ourselves, even when we read silently.
If we do not attend and listen to our silent input of words, we cannot
process the information or recall what we have read. Therefore, even
silent reading involves a form of listening,” says Cusimano.
Research also suggests that children with spelling problems have
deficits in auditory memory skills.
Audiblox and Auditory Memory
Auditory memory is one of the many skills addressed
by the Audiblox program.
During an Audiblox
lesson, one would do several Audiblox exercises. Each individual
exercise develops and automates a variety of foundational skills. The aim
of Auditory exercise 1, for example ― of which a demonstration can
be downloaded onto your computer ― is to develop auditory memory,
as well as the following foundational skills:
- Auditory and visual discrimination of
foreground-background;
- Auditory and visual discrimination of position in
time and space;
- Auditory and visual discrimination of color;
- Auditory and visual analysis of position in time
and space;
- Auditory and visual synthesis of position in time
and space;
- Auditory and visual discrimination of
dimensionality;
- Integration;
- Imagination;
- Concentration.
Generally, about two-thirds of each Audiblox
lesson is devoted to the development and automation of foundational
skills, while about one-third of each lesson is devoted to application,
i.e. reading and spelling exercises.
The sample exercise ― see
below ― is demonstrated by Dr. Jan Strydom, the developer of the
Audiblox program, and Abram Chauke, an Audiblox Master Trainer.
The exercise is demonstrated in a one-on-one setting, but is equally
suitable for application in a group setting.
The exercise is a 2 MByte
MPG video clip and can be played using either Windows Media Player or
Quick Time. You will need a sound card (with loudspeakers connected) in
your computer to hear the audio.
Click to download a demonstration of Auditory exercise 1 now!!
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