A Vendor for the Arizona Childcare Association
A Vendor for the State of Arizona
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Our Purpose:
The purpose of hearing and vision screening is to identify children who may have a visual or hearing impairment. Vision and hearing impairments get in the way of a child’s ability to learn and often go unnoticed. It’s important to be pro-active, because without a screening test, a problem may not be found until a child develops significant educational or medical problems. With screenings, a child’s previously unrecognized problems can now be identified and treated.
Our Services:
Vision and hearing screenings are provided for pre-school children, school age children and senior citizens. We also provide local referrals and listings for complete hearing and eye exams when needed. We can also provide speech-language screenings upon request.
We can also provide Speech and Language screenings. These screenings can reveal weaknesses that a child may have in any of the below aspects of language which may require further evaluation and intervention.
- Expressive language (what a child can say)
- Receptive language (what a child can understand)
- Articulation (how a child pronounces sounds)
The American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) has a website with milestones for children’s communication. http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/chart.htm
Compliance:
A school administrator shall ensure that the following students have a hearing screening each school year for Preschool, K, 1, 2, 6 or 9 as stated in R9-13-102. Arizona Department of Health Services regulations state that a child in school as defined in A.R.S. 15-101; preschool, kindergarten, charter and private schools perform hearing screenings between July 1st and the following June 30th of the “school year.”