6/28/2004
desjardins/honig COGNITION
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Hearing in the Schoolagers
•Hearing
deficits are less common
–3-5% have
hearing deficits
•Language
–can
understand and speak, begin to read and write
•Screen
hearing regularly
–audiometry
and tympanogram
•Assessment
tools for primary care
•Psychoeducational
evaluations for learning disabilities