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Resources for Families with Children with Hearing Loss Importance of Early Intervention/Screening: 

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According to the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA): o Hearing is critical for the development of speech, language, communication skills, and learning o The earlier that hearing loss is identified and intervention begun, the more likely it is that the delays in speech and language development will be diminished Early Intervention services are designed to: o Help your child stay on schedule with his or her speech, language, and special communication skills o Enhance your understanding of your child’s hearing loss and special communication needs o Keep track of your child’s progress and to make decisions for interventions and education each step of the way your child develops o Support your family in a way that helps you feel confident in raising your child with hearing loss

Next Steps After Screening:

Stages of Auditory Development:  There is a process to auditory development which includes 4 steps: detection, discrimination, identification, and comprehension 1) Detection: The ability to hear the presence or absence of sound a. The child is expected to express if he/she hears or doesn’t hear a sound or speech b. At the very early stages of development, this may be alerting to a noisemaker, environmental sound, or voice - What to do at this stage: o Point out sounds in the environment all day o Go on listening walks drawing attention to all of the things around you that you hear 2) Discrimination: A child is able to hear and tell when sounds are the same or different a. The child begins to recognize a sound that is very familiar in the environment (i.e. dog barking or telephone ringing) b. Once discrimination skills have set in, the child is differentiating sounds – the child might look at your quizzically when they hear an unknown sound - What to do at this stage: o Play games with two different sounds – these can be non-speech (i.e. instruments, animal sound toys) and speech (your voice) where the child starts to show that they hear sounds differently 3) Identification: At this stage, the child not only detects your voice, discriminates between things that are the same and different, but begins to understand exactly what they are hearing a. The child attaches meaning to a sound by identifying what object is making the sound or attaches a word to a picture/object - What to do at this stage: o Play games where your child has to listen to and understand single words, i.e. send them on a treasure hunt looking for items you have labeled  An audiological evaluation is a series of diagnostic procedures used 4) Comprehension: In this final level, the child begins to understand connected speech determine the type, degree, and configuration of hearing loss (sentences andtoconversation) using audition alone  The goal of this evaluation is to develop a treatment that is a. The child will be able to follow single and multi-step directions,plan answer unique to the patient’s needs order they to improve theirparticipate in simple questions and questions aboutinstories have heard, communication skills conversational exchanges  toIndividuals may be self-referred or referred by a physician or other - What do at this stage: o At this point, you need to keep talking, introducing new vocab and professional multiple meaning words, and figurative language  phrases, Specialized test protocols are available for infants and young

 If your baby does not pass the hearing screening, it doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a hearing loss present  If your newborn doesn’t pass the initial hearing screening, it’s important to get a retest within 3 Further Explaining the Importance of Early months so treatment can begin right away – Intervention Types offor Newborn Hearing Screenings treatment hearing loss can be most effective if it’s started before a child is 6 months old  Otoacoustic Emission (OAE) Screening: This test records tiny sounds that the inner ear makes in response to clicks

Audiological Evaluation

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Hearing Milestones

 Most newborn infants startle or “jump” to sudden

Educational Options for Children with Hearing Loss Residential Schools An institution where students typically go and live full time while attending  Can be private or state schools  All the students in the school are deaf or hard of hearing  Often educated by deaf teachers or teachers who are trained in deafness PROS:  Students will be around other deaf and hard of hearing students  Education is tailored to the needs of deaf and hard of hearing  Most schools offer a variety of extracurricular activities CONS:  Students are usually away from home and their families for long periods of time  Children can feel isolated from their families  There may be expenses involved in this type of schooling

Educational Options for Children with Hearing Loss Video

Mainstreaming (Public School) Mainstreaming is when a deaf or hard of hearing student attends a local public school with hearing students Mainstreaming can vary in:  Regular Classroom: The student is in a regular classroom with hearing students and all instruction is from the classroom teacher – there is little to no additional support services provided  Regular Classroom with Additional Support Services : The student is in a regular classroom with students, however, there is some support in addition to the classroom teacher o The support may come from an additional teacher, teacher consultant, teacher of the deaf, speech/language specialist, or interpreter  Resource Room: The student is in a regular classroom with hearing students, however, they leave the classroom for designated periods to receive special instruction o Some students may be with other deaf or hard of hearing individuals during this period, or they may be with other students with special education needs, such as physical or cognitive disabilities  Self-Contained Classroom: The student is in a class, separate from the regular classroom, with a teacher for the deaf

Further Resources for Parents

Homeschool Environment Homeschooling is when students are educated by parents or tutors outside of the formal setting of a public or private school PROS:  Parents have the opportunity to tailor the education experience specifically for their child  The student doesn’t need to live away from home for schooling

Valuable Resources for Families and Children with Hearing Loss Center for Disease Control's Informative Website

CONS:  The student may feel isolated from peers  When there is only a single education provider for an extended length of time, there may be less variety in teaching methods and perspectives that a student would receive in a typical Informative website containing resources for families and school setting where they have a new teacher every year

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Relatable Stories About Hearing Loss Stories and facts about hearing loss

Hearing Loss Association of America List of other resources that the State of California provides in great detail...