Working With Hearing Impaired Students in the School Setting

ASHA Practice Policy documents

• Guidelines for Audiologic Screening (1996) - These guidelines represent the official policy of the Association for audiologic screening.
• Knowledge and Skills Required for the Practice of Audiologic/Aural Rehabilitation (2001) - The purpose of this document is to provide a description of the knowledge and skills audiologists and speech-language pathologists demonstrate in the practice of aural rehabilitation so as to enhance the delivery of services by members of both professions.
• Roles of Speech-Language Pathologists and Teachers of Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the Development of Communicative and Linguistic Competence Technical Report (2004) - This technical report along with its companion position statement and guidelines offer a framework for collaborative approaches for SLPs and Teachers of children who are deaf and hard of hearing. The purpose is to promote communicative and linguistic competence as well as to optimize outcomes for deaf and hard of hearing children.
• Roles of Speech-Language Pathologists and Teachers of Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the Development of Communicative and Linguistic Competence Position Statement (2004)
• Roles of Speech-Language Pathologists and Teachers of Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the Development of Communicative and Linguistic Competence Guidelines (2004)
• Appropriate School Facilities for Students with Speech-Language-Hearing Disorders Technical Report (2002) -this document is a reference for providing a work setting, assessment, and learning environment that will contribute to the overall success of students.

Research

• Guidelines
• Systematic Reviews

Resources and Related Links

• The Prevalence and Incidence of Hearing Loss in Children  
• Special Interest Group 9 Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Childhood
• Hearing and Balance