This information has been excerpted from the Steps to Assessment guide. It specifically contains information relevant to assessment of children in early intervention or early childhood programs transi
...tioning to school age programming. It includes a case example of assessment report language for a 35 month child in the areas of speech perception, auditory learning, phonological awareness, social/pragmatics skills, and early self-advocacy skill development. Also includes a resource list of functional and normative assessments for students with hearing loss. Read more
A Detailed Guide to Assessing Auditory Skill Development in School-Aged Children is a collection of assessment resources that have been associated with the different skill levels within the auditory h
...ierachy of development. Each auditory skill is listed and the suggested assessments which are associated with the skill level. Includes a very extensive resource list of assessment resources available in 2011. From Building Skills for Success in the Fast-Paced Classroom. Read more
This excerpted information from Building Skills for Success in the Fast-Paced Classroom provides some background to assessment for students who are deaf or hard of hearing and then includes sample rep
...orts with language for observation reports, speech perception, auditory skills, social and conversational competence, self-concept, self-advocacy, and curriculum access. Read more
More information on the definition of hyper and hypo sensitivity. You will be able to identify and describe sensory seeking behaviors in students. See BUNDLE at S0XASM774.
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Useful chart describing characteristics of ADD and ADHD and how they compare with characteristics of deaf and hard of hearing students. See BUNDLE at S0XASM774.
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Differentiating Hearing Loss from Other Disabilities - Assessment Information is a bundle that includes 9 articles addressing how a hearing difference may be differentiated from other delays such as l
...earning disabilities, ADD/ADHD; language and vocabulary delays; and/or intellectual disability. Other articles focus on why instruction from a TOD is necessary, legal implications, and ways to improve awareness of DHH services. 17 pages. Addresses needs on all ability levels. Includes IDs S0XASM0765-0773. Read more
These 9 articles discuss how assessment data opens doors for individualizing instruction. Topics addressed include IDEA regulations, eligibility concerns, working with the IEP team, impact of a hearin
...g difference on working memory, language processing, and auditory skills. Articles are research-based. Read more
This handout specifies areas of assessment for students with hearing loss and guiding questions to be asked within each area. The questions help teachers and school teams to identify assessment area n
...eeds to further define specific student needs. Read more