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Submitted by jmr on April 8, 2010 - 11:40am
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Assessment for the Child with a Cochlear Implant

 

For children with cochlear implants, regular assessments perform the dual functions of setting baseline performance and recording progress over time. Data collection by the cochlear implant center team on any one child’s performance contributes to tracking group outcomes as well as noting an individual’s progress after implantation. This presentation describes instruments used by implant centers in the areas of speech perception and speech and language development. Case study examples illustrate the nature of information reported by center assessments. Recommendations of the types of evaluation tools that might be more appropriate in educational settings and that may more directly inform habilitation are also provided.

This is a Recorded Course which requires either a Windows-based computer or a Mac with speakers/headphones to view. More information is available in the FAQs/Help section.

Length: 60 minutes

Cost: Free to View

Course Objectives:

  • Participants will be able to critically compare the scoring mechanisms used by many speech perception, speech, language, and educational assessment tools.
  • Participants will be able to list components of a complete assessment battery.
  • Participants will be able to identify test measures that provide information for rehabilitation planning.

Course Instructor(s):
Ashley S. Garber, M.S., CCC-SLP, and Mary Ellen Nevins, Ed.D., HOPE Specialists