Educational Audiology Handbook

Cheryl DeConde Johnson has an extensive history of advocacy for children and youth who are deaf and hard of hearing and their families. Through her many roles as an educational audiologist, early intervention specialist, deaf and hard of hearing program administrator, deaf education and audiology consultant with the Colorado Department of Education, author, and university instructor, she continues to provide consultation, program evaluation, and training globally through her practice the ADE-vantage (Audiology Deaf Education). Cheryl is also a co-founder of Hands & Voices. She is most proud of her grown daughter who describes herself as sometimes deaf and sometimes hard of hearing and from whom Cheryl continues to be enlightened. Cheryl now shares her time between Leadville, Colorado, and Green Valley, Arizona.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Jane Seaton, consultant in audiology and communication disorders, has spent more than 40 years working with families and children with significant hearing and listening challenges. She developed and administered a model regional educational program for deaf and hard-of-hearing students and has professional experience in the field of pediatric and educational audiology in university, pubic health, hospital and public school settings. Ms. Seaton received an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University, a Master’s degree from the University of Michigan, and continued her post-graduate education at the Universities of Akron, Washington, and Georgia. She has been an invited speaker and writer in the field of educational audiology and continues to serve as an early intervention specialist and stakeholder for Georgia’s Early Hearing Detection and Intervention program.

Section I. Educational Audiology Practices. Chapter 1. Legislative and Policy Essentials; Chapter 2. Roles and Responsibilities of the Educational Audiologist; Chapter 3. Partnering with Families; Chapter 4. Hearing Screening and Identification; Chapter 5. Assessment; Chapter 6. Auditory Processing Deficits; Chapter 7. Classroom Acoustics and Other Learning Environment Considerations; Chapter 8. Hearing Instruments and Hearing Assistance Technology; Chapter 9. Case Management and Habilitation; Chapter 10. Supporting Wellness and Social-Emotional Competence; Chapter 11. Developing Individual Plans; Chapter 12. Prevention of Noise Induced Hearing Loss and Tinnitus in Youth. Section II. Collaborative Practices & Program Effectiveness. Chapter 13. Supporting the Educational Team; Chapter 14. Educational Program Considerations for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing; Chapter 15. Collaborative School Community Partnerships; Chapter 16. Program Development, Evaluation, and Management; Chapter 17. Reflections and Future Directions.