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The speech screening is performed
by certified and registered Speech and Language Pathologists and
Speech and Language Therapy Assistants. Our therapists work with
each child individually to screen for sound production, voice quality,
fluency, social pragmatic skills and language expression.
If a concern is detected in any of the areas,
our Speech and Language Pathologists call the parent, directly,
to discuss the results and make any recommendations necessary. This
may include sending the parent information about specific areas
(how to manage voice difficulties or stuttering) or referring them
to the specialists that would benefit the child.
Our hearing screening is two-fold.
We test the child's hearing acuity using pure tone air conduction
audiometry and impedance tympanometry.
Pure tone air conduction audiometry is a procedure
designed to determine the levels of hearing acuity. We test the
children from 500 to 8000 Hertz frequency levels to make the determination
that the hearing acuity is normal.
Impedance Tympanometry is a procedure designed
to assess the status of the middle ear. Using tympanometry we are
able to determine if the child is suffering from middle ear pathology.
If a child does not pass our hearing screening,
we speak to the parents directly to discuss the difficulties that
we found and to refer them to their pediatrician for follow-up.
Using full scale telebinocular equipment,
our trained staff screens the child for distance and close vision.
We test for three different muscle sets - at distance and close
range. In addition, we test the child for depth perception and color
perception.
If the child does not pass our screening
test, they are referred to their family eye doctor for further evaluation.
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