Planning Evidence-Based Hearing Screening
Practices for Children 0-3 Years of Age
Introductory Level Webinar for Early Head Start Programs

Early Childhood Hearing Outreach (ECHO) Initiative

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

  1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Eastern
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Central
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Mountain
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Pacific
  9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Alaska
  8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Hawaii

Each day, children with hearing loss attend Early Head Start (EHS) programs.
How will we identify who they are? This introductory webinar will help EHS staff begin the planning process for establishing evidence-based hearing screening practices for children birth to three years of age. Learn about the Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) hearing screening method and how it works. The Early Childhood Hearing Outreach (ECHO) Initiative presenters will remain online at the end of the webinar to answer questions.

Topics

• Importance of periodic early childhood hearing screening
• OAE hearing screening technology
• Establishing an effective hearing screening program

Before the Webinar

Watch a 5 minute video about OAE hearing screening in Early Head Start

Who should attend?

This introductory webinar will be valuable for all programs serving children birth to three years (Early Head Start, Migrant and Seasonal Head Start, American Indian and Alaska Native), as well as individuals who support hearing screening activities for young children at the community or state level.

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