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Why Johnny Isn't Learning: Noise and the Mind

by Dr. Stephen V. Prescod

90 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #05-3142; ISBN 1-4120-8145-9; US$11.26, C$12.95, EUR9.25, £6.48

What every parent and teacher should know about your child's poor performance in the classroom and why he/she is so easily distracted and inattentive.

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Are you frustrated with your child's under-performance in school? Does he appear to have lost interest in schoolwork? Is she lost in the crowded classroom? Is Johnny easily distracted and inattentive? Does Janey tend to daydream? Does he respond to questions inappropriately? Is she having difficulty expressing herself coherently? Are his teachers complaining of lack of concentration? Does she have problems focusing, especially in the presence of background noise? Does it appear that his peers and siblings are moving along with little or no difficulty academically; while Johnny is left straggling far behind? Will she ever catch up, will she ever learn? These are some of the nagging questions that confront me daily in my practice as an audiologist. These concerns are from anxious parents and teachers along as they struggle with the problem of poor performance in the classroom. In order to address these issues we must have a clearer understanding as to what transpires when information reaches Johnny's brain for processing. How is this information managed when it reaches the brain?

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About the Author

Stephen Prescod, Ph.D., M.A., M.A., B.A., has over 20 years of international experience in Clinical Audiology, with a focus on Cognitive Auditory Processing Disorders. He is also a published author and acknowledged authority on the subject.

Education

Ph.D. Clinical Audiology - State University of New York in Buffalo, New York
M.A. Clinical Audiology - Western Michigan University
M.A. Educational Counseling - Andrews University, Michigan
B.A. Liberal Arts - Andrews University, Michigan

Experience

Chief diagnostic audiologist as Brant Medical Centre
2001-2003 Teaching course in Cognitive Auditory Processing Disorders, Conestoga Business College, Kitchener
1998-2001 Pediatric Audiologist in private practice involved in CAP testing; supervising interns for University of Western Ontario
1986-1998 Associate Professor at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., coordinated Speech Pathology & Audiology program for Department of Rehabilitation Science, developed Speech & Hearing program to prepare for an advanced degree abroad in Communication
1984-1986 Chief Audiologist for the Ministry of Health, North Okanagan Unit, B.C., Assistantship at State University of New York, Associate Professorship at Andrews University, Michigan.
1982-1984 Assistant Director of Speech & Hearing Clinic, Andrews University, Michigan
1979-1982 Teaching Assistant in Educational Audiology, State University of New York in Buffalo
1978-1979 Assistant Professor of Clinical Audiology, Andrews University, Michigan
1975-1978 Audiologist-in-Chief, Department of Otolaryngology, St. Joseph's Hospital, London, Ontario
1974-1975 Instructor of Clinical Audiology, Andrews University, Michigan.

Professional Memberships

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
College of Audiologists & Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO)
Ontario Association of Speech-Language & Audiologists Speech & Hearing Association (OSLA)
Authorizer with the Assistive Device Program, Ontario Ministry of Health

Publications

Why Johnny Isn't Learning: Noise and the Mind: Beyond Words, Kitchener (1999)
The New Collegiate Dictionary of Audiology: King Saud University, Riyadh (1999)
Audiological Handbook of Hearing Disorders: Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York (1978)

Articles

Bringing Learning to the Deaf: Journal of Adventist Education, 43 (1980)
Effects of Tobacco Smoking on the Auditory System: Maico Audiological Library Series, XIV (1979)

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