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Q. What types? (8) Own program (no details provided), commercially available phonological awareness and language programs, various language treatments (e.g., theme webs, semantic-pragmatic treatment) Q. Is it effective? Very effective Effective Somewhat effective Not effective Not sure Auditory processing skills (13) 3 4 4 0 2 Language skills (13) 5 4 4 0 0 Literacy skills (12) 3 4 4 0 1 Academic skills (13) 3 4 4 0 2 Compensatory strategies Q. Which of the following COMPENSATORY STRATEGIES do you teach school-aged children who have (C)APD, and generally how effective have you found each one? (*DNT = I do not teach this strategy) Very effective Effective Somewhat effective Not effective Not sure *DNT Active/ whole body listening (39) 11 12 13 0 1 2 Verbal rehearsal (39) 4 17 13 0 2 3 Mnemonic strategies to assist memory e.g. chunking, acronyms, 3 15 14 0 3 4 rhymes (39) Requesting repetition or clarification (39) 9 18 10 1 1 0 Recoding auditory information into 8 13 9 1 1 5 pictorial form (37) Other as below (25) 4 4 5 0 3 9 Environmental modifications Q. Which of the following ENVIRONMENTAL MODIFICATIONS do you implement/recommend for school-aged children who have (C)APD, and generally how effective have you found each one? (*DNR = I do not recommend this modification) Very effective Effective Somewhat effective Not effective Not sure *DNR Assistive listening devices e.g. frequency modulated (FM) 5 18 4 1 4 8 amplification systems (40) Checking child’s comprehension 10 22 4 0 3 1 Q. What types? (6) Metacognitive training (organisational skills, choice of seating, listening for key words, stop-listen-think-do)

of verbal information (40) Repetition or rephrasing of verbal information (40) Visual supports (40)

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Q. If you implement/recommend OTHER environmental modifications, briefly describe each one. (4) Suggestions for improving classroom acoustics (3), additional time for tasks (1).

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