Providing high quality hearing screening services is critical because undetected hearing loss impacts a young child’s cognitive, linguistic and social-emotional development.  Tools to record and track hearing screening and evaluation results and to monitor screener skills will be highlighted. This webinar will also explain the key factors to monitor in order to ensure high quality screening and follow-up: screening skills, initial pass and refer rates, and adherence to an evidence-based screening and evaluation protocol.

Topics for this webinar include:

• Monitoring screening skills
• Quality indicators for OAE hearing screening
• ECHO Initiative’s OAE Screening and Diagnostic Log

Before the Webinar

Watch a 3 minute video about tracking hearing screening results in Early Head Start programs.

Who should attend?

This intermediate level webinar will be valuable for health, disabilities, data and quality improvement managers in programs serving children birth to three years (Early Head Start, Migrant and Seasonal Head Start, American Indian and Alaska Native).