Auditory Disorders in School Children: The Law, Identification, Remediation

by Roeser, Ross J.

• ISBN13: 9781588902283
• ISBN10: 1588902285
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: THIEME NEW YORK

Summary

The newest edition of Auditory Disorders in School Children extensively covers the latest revolutionary techniques for identifying hearing loss in infants and children. Never before have technology and intensive habilitation combined to provide children with auditory disorders of all types with the opportunity to enter into a world of sound. Co-authored by leading specialists, this timely text provides information on diagnosis and treatment of auditory processing disorders, enhancing not only your understanding of the emerging modalities, but your own ability to implement them.Key features of the new edition:-Introduces "The Audiology Home," the newest approach for optimizing patient care of infants and children-Covers a broad range of disorders, from mild to severe, to maximize your diagnositic capabilities-Updated material on cochlear implants and the new technology used for severe deafness-Unique section on applying legal regulations to educational programs-Guidelines for the most accurate identification of auditory disorders

Author Biography

Ross J. Roeser, Ph.D., is Professor and Executive Director at the UTD/Callier Center for Communication Disorders and the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas Marion P. Downs, D.H.S., is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Audiology, at the Health Sciences Center, University of Colorado

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Preface to the Fourth Edition	viii
Acknowledgments	x
Dedication	xi
Contributors	xii
1. A New Era for the Identification and Treatment of Children with Auditory Disorders	1	(8)
Ross J. Roeser and Marion P. Downs
SECTION I. THE LAW
2. Special Education Law: A New IDEA for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing	9	(18)
Leeanne Seaver and Janet Des Georges
SECTION II. IDENTIFICATION
3. Behavioral and Physiological Measures of Hearing: Principles and Interpretation	27	(43)
Ross J. Roeser and Jackie L. Clark
4. Medical Aspects of Disorders of the Auditory System	70	(26)
Peter S. Roland and Angela G. Shoup
5. Screening for Auditory Disorders	96	(28)
Ross J. Roeser and Jackie L. Clark
6. Auditory Processing Disorders	124	(23)
Robert W. Keith
7. Psychoeducational Assessment of Individuals with Hearing Loss	147	(41)
Robert E. Kretschmer
8. Psychoeducational Assessment of Children with Auditory Language Learning Problems	188	(23)
R. Ray Bottin
SECTION III. REMEDIATION
9. Family and Early School Intervention for the New Era Child	211	(22)
Karen A. Clark and Diana L. Terry
10. Contribution of Mild Hearing Loss to Auditory Language Learning Problems	233	(16)
Marion P. Downs
11. Maintenance of Personal Hearing Aids	249	(20)
Carolyn H. Musket
12. Classroom Acoustics	269	(15)
Carl C. Crandell and Joseph J. Smaldino
13. Classroom Amplification Systems	284	(22)
Carol Flexer
14. Assistive Devices	306	(17)
Carolyn H. Musket
15. Cochlear Implants	323	(21)
Ross J. Roeser and Paul Bauer
16. Techniques and Concepts In Auditory Learning and Speechreading Enhancement	344	(21)
Helen McCaffrey Morrison
17. Remediation of Auditory Processing Disorders in Children: An Overview	365	(29)
Carol G. Cokely and Phillip L. Wilson
18. Classroom Intervention Strategies and Resource Materials for Children with Hearing Impairment	394	(20)
Virginia Berry
19. Counseling for Parents of Children with Auditory Disorders	414	(12)
David M. Luterman
20. Enhancing the Self-Image of the Mainstream Child with Auditory Disorders	426	(21)
Susan P. Russell
Index	447