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10/27/2019  |   10:00 AM - 11:00 AM   |  Ventana Ballroom B

Validation of the Bilingual Auditory Learning and Listening Skills Scale (ALLESS)

The purpose of this presentation is to discuss the results of the validation of the ALLESS, a bilingual scale to identify children at risk of auditory problems. Test-retest validy results as well it's general validation process will be presented. Results suggest that the ALLESS can be a feasible and time efficient instrument to identify auditory processing disorders in pediatric patients.

• Gain knowledge regarding prevalence of Auditory Processing Disorders in school age subjects
• Analyze the concept of auditory processing disorder as part of the learning disability continuum
• Discuss a time efficient protocol to determine risk for Auditory Processing Disorders in the pediatric population

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Soami Santiago De Snyder, Ph.D (POC,Primary Presenter), UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, soami.santiago@upr.edu;
The presenter has been an academician for 23 years. Most of her work has been associated to the Medical Sciences Campus of the University of Puerto Rico. Is a member of the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Board of the Common Wealth of Puerto Rico. Served also in the American Academy of Audiology Multicultural Committee and was president of the PR Academy of Audiology as well as member of other national and international committes. Presently is a technical advisor in hearing health to Head Start programs in Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands and colaborates with the Ronald Mac Donald Foundation. Areas of interest are balance disoders, APD and the effects of Sistemic Diseases in both the Auditory and the Balance systems. Currently Dr. Santiago de Snyder is the president of the Puerto Rican Organization of professionals in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (OPPHLA).

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