Educational Audiology Handbook Computer Supplement

Software contains most of the forms, form letters, parent handouts, instruction sheets, and protocols allowing clinicians and students to customize them or download for immediate use.

Accompanying CD-ROM contains a majority of the forms, parent letters, handouts, and instruction sheets from the appendixes in the book. Also contains customizable letters and forms.

Educational Audiology Handbook, Third Edition, offers a roadmap for audiologists who work in schools or other providers who support school-based audiology services. As the gold standard text in the field, the handbook provides guidelines and blueprints for creating and maintaining high-quality educational audiology programs. Educational audiologists will also find guidance for achieving full integration into a school staff. Within this comprehensive and practical resource, there are a range of tools, including assessment guidelines, protocols and forms, useful information for students, families, school staff, and community partners, as well as legal and reference documents. New to the Third Edition: * All chapters revised to reflect current terminology and best practices * A new feature called “Nuggets from the Field” which offers practical information from experienced educational audiologists currently working in school settings * Revised and updated chapter on legislative and policy essentials * Latest perspectives on auditory processing deficits * Contemporary focus on student wellness and social competence * Expanded information and resources for access to general education * Updated perspectives on hearing loss prevention * New information on the development of remote audiology practices * Materials and recommendations to support interprofessional collaboration * Updated and more comprehensive technology information with multiple handouts and worksheets * Resources for students in all current learning environments * Expanded focus on coaching to support students and school staff Disclaimer: Please note that ancillary content (such as documents, audio, and video, etc.) may not be included as published in the original print version of this book.

Written by recognized leaders in educational audiology, EDUCATIONAL AUDIOLOGY HANDBOOK is the gold standard text in the field today. From its straightforward presentation of the scope of an educational audiology practice to blueprints for creating and maintaining high-quality programs, and guidance on achieving full integration into a school staff, this text offers a comprehensive and current overview of everything audiology students and practitioners need to know about school-based audiology. In addition, appendices at the end of each chapter include assessments, forms, parent handouts, and legal and reference documents that pertain to every audiologist whose practice includes children. Customizable versions of these materials are also available on the CD-ROM included in the back of the book--giving users practical support for nearly every professional need.

A Handbook for Supplementary Aids and Services will be useful to regular and special education teachers, related service providers (e.g., speech and language, physical and occupational therapy, etc.), school personnel, psychologists, IEP team members, and parents in the development, implementation and review of individualized education programs (IEPs). Public law 105-17 (the IDEA amendments of 1997) has reemphasized the importance of participation in the regular classroom and in the general curriculum. In order to maximize the participation of children with disabilities with children who are not disabled, Supplementary Aids and Services are now a required element of a child's IEP. Of the three services which must be specified in every child's IEP (special education related services and Supplementary Aids and Services), Supplementary Aids and Services are the least defined. Nonetheless, Supplementary Aids and Services are the key to mainstreaming and inclusion and provide the basic test when determining 'the maximum extent appropriate' a child with a disability can be educated with children who are not disabled. This book attempts to fulfill this need by providing guidance based on best practice, the law and current research concerning the meaning and implementation of Supplementary Aids and Services. The book is composed of ten chapters. The first three chapters deal with the need to provide a free appropriate public education (FAPE), the various services required by IDEA, and the importance of regular classroom placements. Chapters Four, Five and Six detail the full range of Supplementary Aids and Services, the continuum of alternative placements that must be provided by schools, and methods for providing the least restrictive environment (LRE) requirement. Chapter Seven presents methods for including Supplementary Aids and Services in a child's IEP and related matters concerning IEP documentation. Chapters Eight and Nine describe direct and indirect teaching services that will enable a child with a disability to participate in the regular classroom. Chapter Ten focuses on assistive technology services, devices and aids that can be used in conjunction with special education, related services and Supplementary Aids and Services to enable successful regular classroom participation.