How does hearing affect your child's education and development?
Hearing is fundamental to learning. It is also critical to communication and speech and language performance. Hearing loss can impact a student’s vocabulary, sentence structure, academic achievement and psychosocial development. Hearing problems come in many forms and varying degrees. Each hearing loss will have a different impact on learning.
The school district, along with the special education region, is dedicated to providing children with appropriate hearing testing and follow-up care. These services are available Free of Charge to the parent.
Some hearing problems are only temporary. They are called CONDUCTIVE hearing losses. These are common with ear infections, allergies and colds.
Some hearing problems are permanent. These are called SENSORINEURAL hearing losses. They involve inner ear nerve damage. Some causes are heredity, excessive high temperatures, and exposure to loud noise, birth defects or illnesses.
MIXED hearing loss involves both conductive and sensorineural problems.
Sometimes the auditory center of the brain affects hearing. A CENTRAL hearing loss involves “hearing” but not fully understanding.
The Role of the Audiologist:
The role of the audiologist is to evaluate hearing, to counsel regarding the loss when appropriate, to explain the impact of the hearing problem in the classroom and to assist in maximizing the remaining residual hearing. The Audiologist can assess auditory processing and identify deficit areas.
The goal of the audiologist is to help children with hearing problems achieve the greatest success possible in the educational environment.
Educational Audiologists are uniquely qualified to understand the impact of hearing loss on classroom learning. They are equipped with the knowledge and skills to recommend specific strategies and technology to meet each individual student’s needs and to ensure that all students have adequate access to auditory information in their learning environment
The Educational Audiologist is one part of a multidisciplinary approach to education. Teachers, parents, special education personnel, speech therapists, school nurses, psychologists and teachers for the hearing impaired all can contribute to this team. The goal is to review records, discuss observations, evaluate performance, examine the educational setting and consult with each other to provide the best learning situation possible.
Our Audiology Team:
Meet Kristen Haider AuD. INSERT BIO
Services Offered:
INS SERVICES
Resources for Parents, Caregivers, and Educators:
INS RESOURCES
Forms and Documents for Parents, Caregivers, and Educators:
INS FORMS
Frequently Asked Questions:
WHO CAN REFER CHILDREN TO REGION 3?
Referrals must be approved through the Special Education Coordinator.
HOW DO YOU SET UP AN APPOINTMENT?
Just call 618-462-1031. Some information will be taken over the phone and an appointment time will be given.
WHO NEEDS TESTING?
When a student experiences problems considered to be related to their ability to hear, such as difficulty understanding what others are saying, or if you think the student is speaking differently than other children of the same age, a hearing test should be considered.
Hearing is fundamental to learning. It is also critical to communication and speech and language performance. Hearing loss can impact a student’s vocabulary, sentence structure, academic achievement and psychosocial development. Hearing problems come in many forms and varying degrees. Each hearing loss will have a different impact on learning.
The school district, along with the special education region, is dedicated to providing children with appropriate hearing testing and follow-up care. These services are available Free of Charge to the parent.
Some hearing problems are only temporary. They are called CONDUCTIVE hearing losses. These are common with ear infections, allergies and colds.
Some hearing problems are permanent. These are called SENSORINEURAL hearing losses. They involve inner ear nerve damage. Some causes are heredity, excessive high temperatures, and exposure to loud noise, birth defects or illnesses.
MIXED hearing loss involves both conductive and sensorineural problems.
Sometimes the auditory center of the brain affects hearing. A CENTRAL hearing loss involves “hearing” but not fully understanding.
The Role of the Audiologist:
The role of the audiologist is to evaluate hearing, to counsel regarding the loss when appropriate, to explain the impact of the hearing problem in the classroom and to assist in maximizing the remaining residual hearing. The Audiologist can assess auditory processing and identify deficit areas.
The goal of the audiologist is to help children with hearing problems achieve the greatest success possible in the educational environment.
Educational Audiologists are uniquely qualified to understand the impact of hearing loss on classroom learning. They are equipped with the knowledge and skills to recommend specific strategies and technology to meet each individual student’s needs and to ensure that all students have adequate access to auditory information in their learning environment
The Educational Audiologist is one part of a multidisciplinary approach to education. Teachers, parents, special education personnel, speech therapists, school nurses, psychologists and teachers for the hearing impaired all can contribute to this team. The goal is to review records, discuss observations, evaluate performance, examine the educational setting and consult with each other to provide the best learning situation possible.
Our Audiology Team:
Meet Kristen Haider AuD. INSERT BIO
Services Offered:
INS SERVICES
Resources for Parents, Caregivers, and Educators:
INS RESOURCES
Forms and Documents for Parents, Caregivers, and Educators:
INS FORMS
Frequently Asked Questions:
WHO CAN REFER CHILDREN TO REGION 3?
Referrals must be approved through the Special Education Coordinator.
HOW DO YOU SET UP AN APPOINTMENT?
Just call 618-462-1031. Some information will be taken over the phone and an appointment time will be given.
WHO NEEDS TESTING?
When a student experiences problems considered to be related to their ability to hear, such as difficulty understanding what others are saying, or if you think the student is speaking differently than other children of the same age, a hearing test should be considered.
