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Early care and education professionals engage young children in daily language-learning activities, unaware that some may have a hearing loss. Many programs that are committed to promoting and monitoring language development throughout the early childhood years do not adequately monitor the status of a child's hearing. As a result, children with hearing loss are not identified as early as possible. Undiagnosed or misdiagnosed hearing problems can negatively affect a child’s cognitive development, language learning, speech, and school readiness. Join the webinar to learn how to help providers incorporate evidence-based hearing screening practices as a vital step in school readiness.
This webinar is co-sponsored by the Office of Head Start, Office of Child Care, and the Office of Special Education Programs within the U.S. Department of Education.
Topics for the webinar include:
• Overview of the incidence of permanent hearing loss in early childhood and the need for ongoing hearing screening
• Introduction to the recommended hearing screening method and how it works
• Steps to planning for and implementing a hearing screening and follow-up program
• Resources for identifying an audiologist to assist with program development
• Equipment selection resources and estimate costs
• How follow-up works when children do not pass the screening
• Planning, instructional, and implementation resources to help develop hearing screening and follow-up practices
Who Should Attend?
This mini-webinar will benefit an array of audiences, including: Head Start disability and health services managers and mental health consultants; early care and education teachers and child care providers; supervisors and coordinators of early intervention programs at state and local levels; Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) state, territory, and tribal administrators; policy-makers; and others committed to early identification of hearing loss and ensuring that children with disabilities receive necessary supports and services.
The webinar content will be completed in 15 minutes. Presenters will remain online at the end to answer questions.
(3 PM Eastern 2 PM Central; 1 PM Mountain; 12 PM Pacific; 11 AM Alaska; 10 AM Hawaii)
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