Assessment of DHH

Question 1

planning your assessment: 
areas assessed should include
-... skills 
-.... language
-...
-...
-.... language
-.. assessment

Answer 1

auditory skills 
receptive/expressive language 
articulation 
play 
pragmatics/social language 
oral mech screening/assessment

Question 2

Progress monitoring:
progress monitoring ensures a child’s ?

these tools allow the clinician to ? and subsequently
-daily 
-consistent?
-regular ? 
1.
2.
3.
4.

Answer 2

treatment program has an embedded measure of accountability

quantify the improvements that are made over time/ measure effectiveness of treatment plan

listening check/ling 6 test 
monitoring by pediatric audiologist 
-tracking of auditory skill development 
1. questionnaires from various manufacturers
2. CASLLS
3. Auditory learning guide 
4. auditory skills checklist

Question 3

Keep in mind:
children talk ? remember this when ?
eaven as early as when they are ?

most children with hearing loss have some ? this is important when monitoring?

hearing age=

Answer 3

how they hear/ evaluating a child/ babbling - vowels, syllable shapes, voice and resonance characteristics

residual hearing / amplification (don’t want to damage what they have left)

chronological age minus age of child received amplification

Question 4

Aural habilitation from birth to three

collab of all?

Answer 4

professionals and family

Question 5

Service delivery options: 
birth to age 3: 
-early ? 
in florida this is ? 
what therapy in various settings ? 
specialized ? some programs start around ? not as commonly ? 
now .... is an option!
*most are?

after child is 3 years old:

• transiiton ?
• school district is ?
• preschool program ?
• … preschool class

Answer 5

intervention programs (under part C of IDEA)

• early steps
• auditory verbal training / private practice/ clinic setting or outpatient hospital/rehabilitation setting
• inclusive listening and spoken language preschools/ 18 months / available
• teletherapy
• family centered
• before 3rd birthday
• responsibel for services
• with support services
• special education

Question 6

Family centered intervention professional as ?

-parents ? professionals support and ?

Answer 6

coach

-teach child/ coach parents as they teach their child

Question 7

Why is parent coaching such an important part of listening and spoken language approach:

child learns most effectively in?
it is not the ? nor it is the ?
… and … for parent carryover of language activities
a parent’s work is ?

Answer 7

everyday, routine environments that are meaningful and interesting while interacting with caregivers

-number of therapy hpurs or time spent at home doing therapy tasks/ quality of toys

comfort level and ease for parent

child’s play

Question 8

Learning and listening environment:
-providing a ?
the first learning environment is the ?
-auditory learning is most effective when it takes place?
-a child’s integration of audition into his or her everyday life is the ? so strategies learned and practiced with parents at home ?

consider

the child is exposed to an ?

Answer 8

stimulating environment

home

ongoing daily activities

ultimate goal/ generalize to other activities outside of the home

incidental language

ocean of language to enrich their vocab and language experiences

Question 9

children with additional involvements:

* ….. percent of children who are DHH may also have ? however, they should still be considered for?

Answer 9

30-40%

concurrent disorders/ hearing tech. - and considered early!