Subject: Re: Training software From: David Little <d-little@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 15:18:56 -0500 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--001636c925b3e21ad7048693964a Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi, Srikanta. There are probably more qualified people on this list that can answer your question, but I'm of the understanding that the software for auditory training tasks are specifically for children with hearing or processing difficulties because these tasks have been shown to improve comprehension for these populations. This wouldn't keep it from being applied to normal hearing children, it's just that auditory training for normal hearing children is relatively uncharted territory. (But maybe someone else here knows otherwise). I know for instance that a fellow graduate student in a lab I've worked in was studying the effect of simple perceptual learning tasks (not speech) across three age groups of children as part of her dissertation. Not having read up on the related literature I can't be sure, but I assume this means that any study looking at training specifically for normal hearing children would be relatively novel. So it would be surprising to me if there was commercial software designed specifically for that population. On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 11:00 PM, Mishra, Srikanta <SMishra@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear All, > I am looking for a free or commercial training software, that can be used > for a wide range of (user-controlled) acoustic/phonetic contrasts in NORMAL > hearing children. > > Any pointers would be appreciated. > > Regards, > Srikanta Mishra. > -- David Little "An ideal world is left as an exercise to the reader." --Paul Graham --001636c925b3e21ad7048693964a Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, Srikanta. There are probably more qualified people on this list that ca= n answer your question, but I'm of the understanding that the software = for auditory training tasks are specifically for children with hearing or p= rocessing difficulties because these tasks have been shown to improve compr= ehension for these populations. This wouldn't keep it from being applie= d to normal hearing children, it's just that auditory training for norm= al hearing children is relatively uncharted territory. (But maybe someone e= lse here knows otherwise). <br> <br>I know for instance that a fellow graduate student in a lab I've wo= rked in was studying the effect of simple perceptual learning tasks (not sp= eech) across three age groups of children as part of her dissertation. Not = having read up on the related literature I can't be sure, but I assume = this means that any study looking at training specifically for normal heari= ng children would be relatively novel. So it would be surprising to me if t= here was commercial software designed specifically for that population.<br> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 11:00 PM, Mishra, Sr= ikanta <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:SMishra@xxxxxxxx">SMishra@xxxxxxxx= .org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma= rgin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding= -left: 1ex;"> Dear All,<br> I am looking for a free or commercial training software, that can be used f= or a wide range of (user-controlled) acoustic/phonetic contrasts in NORMAL = hearing children.<br> <br> Any pointers would be appreciated.<br> <br> Regards,<br> <font color=3D"#888888">Srikanta Mishra.<br> </font></blockquote></div><br>-- <br>David Little<br><br>"An ideal wor= ld is left as an exercise to the reader."<br><br>--Paul Graham<br> --001636c925b3e21ad7048693964a--