If we have good auditory sequential processing, we will experience good communication. With poor processing, we will experience frustration from miscommunications.
When listening and speaking with someone, our communication is facilitated through sequential processing procedures.
Letter sounds (phonemes), words and sentences are received in sequential order, stored in
short-term working memory and
processed through
visualization or
conceptualization. From there, thoughts and opinions are formed, and if we are successful
in our sequential processing procedures we comprehend and form an appropriate response to what we have heard. When this
information is of enough interest it is stored in long-term memory for future access.
The better our auditory sequential processing, the more auditory information we can process, whether music or spoken language. As we improve this ability, we can take in auditory information with greater accuracy and with multiple layers of complexity, thus expanding our ability to listen, learn and communicate.
Auditory sequential processing performance can be objectively measured by auditory
digit span. BrainBuilder.com provides baseline digit span assessment and cognitive training exercises to improve your ability to perform auditory sequential processing procedures and learn through the auditory channel.
