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Roger for Young Children

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1.  To be ready for school, a child needs to hear ___ million words. 10 20 1 45

2.  Roger benefits for children include: Hearing more from a distance Access to more speech and language Promoting incidental learning All of the above

3.  A child must have how many hours of listening to have a basis for reading? 20 hours 200 hours 20,000 hours 2,000

4.  Roger is which of the following? An FM system A digital (DM) system A wired system Compatible only with Phonak hearing aids

5.  Ears are the doorway to the brain. Which statement(s) support this? Hearing loss is a "doorway" problem. The brain processes and gives meaning to auditory information. A and B The brain captures sounds from the environment and directs it to the ears.

6.  Roger for little ones is useful in which of the following situations: In the car and at the park At the park and at home A and B None of the above

7.  Which of the following is true regarding the Outcomes of Children with Hearing Loss study? OCHL was a collaboration of 4 research centers OCHL is an ongoing, multi-site, longitudinal study OCHL findings have not yet been published All of the above

8.  The Vanderbilt study revealed: Use of Roger at home with pre-school children increased their access to an additional 5300 words per day (11 words/minute). Use of Roger at home with teenagers increased their access to speech and language Roger is simple to use. Roger is water and dust repellant.

9.  What are the KEY PREDICTORS from the OCHL to guard against language delay and give better outcomes? Provision of well fit hearing aids Hearing aid use at least 10 hours per day High-quality language exposure in the home All of the above

10.  The results of the Vanderbilt study also revealed: Families reported no difference in their children while wearing/not wearing Roger. 80% of families reported greater responsiveness from their child while wearing Roger. 35% of parents reported less frustration from their children while wearing Roger. B and C