oral auditory method

oral auditory method

an approach to the education of deaf children that emphasizes early auditory training, speech and speech reading, early and consistent use of high-quality amplification for residual hearing, and early cochlear implantation.
See also: manual visual method, combined methods, total communication.

or·al au·di·to·ry meth·od

(ōr'ăl aw'di-tōr-ē meth'ŏd) An approach to the education of deaf children that emphasizes early auditory training, speech and speech reading, and early and consistent use of high quality amplification for residual hearing.
See also: manual visual method, combined methods, total communication