Assessing Listening and Spoken Language in Children with Hearing Loss

Assessing Listening and Spoken Language in Children with Hearing Loss is a comprehensive guide to assessments for professionals who provide intervention to infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children with hearing loss. The combined knowledge of the editors--an audiologist and a speech-language pathologist, both with 20 years of experience working with children with hearing loss and their families as well as extensive publications and presentations on the topic--brings valuable insights, experience, and research to this text.

This text provides information on assessing the whole child, what measures to consider, and how to communicate the findings. It is the distinct source for practical information on how to develop a test protocol, select appropriate tests, ensure a comprehensive assessment, and integrate the findings into an appropriate treatment plan.

As a unique resource that focuses on a relevant topic in today's accountability culture, this text will appeal to undergraduate and graduate students in deaf education and communication sciences and disorders; practicing professionals such as speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and psychologists; professionals studying for advanced certifications; as well as teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing, professors of aural (re)habilitation, special educators, school administrators, and early intervention service coordinators.

Part I. Foundations in Assessments
Chapter 1. Assessing a Child With Hearing Loss: Past, Present, and Future

Tamala S. Bradham, K. Todd Houston, and Allan O. Diefendorf

Chapter 2. Assessment Tools: Evaluating Our Measurements

Stephen Camarata, Hope Lancaster, and Dana Kan

Part II. Assessments
Chapter 3. Medical Assessment

Pon Trairatvorakul and Susan Wiley

Chapter 4. Auditory Assessments

Allan O. Diefendorf, Donna Fisher Smiley, and Tamala S. Bradham

Chapter 5. Speech Production Assessment

Marietta M. Paterson and Christina Barris Perigoe

Chapter 6. Language Assessment of Children With Hearing Loss

Hannah Eskridge and Kathryn Wilson

Chapter 7. Psychoeducational Assessment

Susan Randich

Chapter 8. Literacy Assessment

Krystal L. Werfel

Chapter 9. Assessment of the Listening Environment

Carrie Spangler and Carol Flexer

Chapter 10. Hearing Aid Assessment

Ryan McCreery

Chapter 11. Cochlear Implant Assessment

Tamala S. Bradham and K. Todd Houston

Part III. Beyond the Assessments: Components to Consider
Chapter 12. Supporting Families Through the Assessment Process and Beyond

Joni Alberg, Janet DesGeorges, Patti Martin, and Tamala S. Bradham

Chapter 13. Assessment Considerations for Children With Hearing Loss Who Are Culturally and Linguistically Diverse

Michael Douglas

Chapter 14. From Assessment to Intervention

K. Todd Houston, Tamala S. Bradham, and Andrea Bell

Appendix A. OPTIONSchools: Assessment Reference Guide (2014)
Appendix B. Resources