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Audiology Services

Educaitonal Audiologists provide evaluation sercices in the identification of students with a suspected hearing loss and have not been sucessfully screened, or are difficult to test under the school's hearing screening program.  

 

These services consist of consultation for all students with a hearing loss, assistance in monitoring appropriate use of indvidulal and classroom amplificatio units, and training for teachers and parents on the impact of hearing on learning.

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Educational Audiologist

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Provides the following services

  • Works with school nursing staff to coordinate yearly hearing evaluation needs and follow-up assessment for referrals from school-managed screening programs, to help identify educationally significant hearing losses

  • Consults with teachers, parents and staff to discuss listening accommodations for hearing impaired students

  • Shares information with school personnel from outside agencies, such as the clinical audiologist, physician or speech and hearing centers

  • Provides information about the impact of hearing loss on classroom learning to teachers and support staff.

  • Evaluates the classroom/environment for noise issues

  • Conducts comprehensive hearing evaluations in the school setting

  • Provides management for hearing aid and classroom amplification technologies

  • Assist the educational team in program placement decisions

  • provides referrals to medical and community-based audiology services

  • Participates in multidisciplinary team meetings and the decision making process

  • Counsels families and students about the effects of hearing loss, both within and outside of the classroom environment.

  • Provides training to staff regarding classroom amplification benefits and use, strategees for classroom accommodations, and more

  • Educates students about hearing loss, amplification technology, and noise pollution.

  • Supports special education teachers and teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing

  • Advocates for the classroom listening needs for all students

  • Supports area school districts by meeting the federally mandated requirements of IDEA legislation for services delivery to students experiencing hearing loss.

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