When
Tuesday, August 23, 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
Where
This is an online event.Contact
The ECHO InitiativeJan Buhrmann
303-503-0858
echo.ncham@usu.edu
Early Childhood Hearing Outreach
(ECHO) Initiative Webinar
Improving Hearing Screening Practices for Children 0 - 5 Years of Age
Tuesday, August 23, 2016, 1:00 pm EDT
Each day, children with hearing loss attend early childhood programs. How will we identify who they are? Join the Early Childhood Hearing Outreach (ECHO) Initiative for a webinar on improving the quality of hearing screening practices for children
0-5 years of age.
Topics for this webinar include:
- How hearing screening relates to the overall goals of Head Start
- Current evidence-based practice recommendations for hearing screening with children 0-3 and 3-5 years of age
- How to follow-up when children do not pass the hearing screening
- Information about equipment options and costs
- How to find a local audiologist to assist in program development, training and diagnostic services
- Resources that are available for training and technical assistance
Who Should Attend?
This webinar is for Head Start grantees serving children birth to fiveyears of age.
For questions or additional information, contact:
The ECHO Initiative
Jan Buhrmann
303-503-0858
echo.ncham@usu.edu