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-- The ODDACE Team
- Includes parent input in the assessment process
- Measures children’s skills and abilities across a variety of developmental areas
- Allows parents and interventionists to monitor a child’s progress over time and identify potential delays at their onset. Reports of each child's individual results are sent to the interventionist and family for this purpose.
- Compares language abilities of individual children to hearing peers since assessments are standardized and norm-referenced
- Provides a data-driven approach to making educational programming decisions
- Assists in the generation of IFSP/IEP goals
- Provides statewide and program-specific accountability data on an annual basis
- Allows programs to compare the results of their children to national averages
- Allows programs to examine outcomes across different subgroups of children
- Informs professional personnel preparation needs
- Provides opportunities for networking with program directors and EHDI personnel in other states
- Gives states an opportunity to contribute to a national database which will allow us to characterize the language strengths and challenges of children who are deaf or hard of hearing and identify factors that are predictive of more successful language outcomes
See our "To Participate" page and/or fill out our Contact Us form and we will get back to you asap!
Programs from Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Wyoming are all currently participating.
Yes! Please fill out a Contact Us form and we would be happy to set up trainings for you or your site! We have in-person and online training options.
Testing intervals: At the discretion of the program (every 6 months is recommended)
Testing age levels: At the discretion of the program – some possible options:
- At 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months 30 months, 36 months of age
- 1 month prior to a 6-month or annual review or IFSP/IEP meeting
- Select 2 specific months of the year when all children are assessed
Birth to 3 years of age with an optional extension up to age 6.
Children with any degree of hearing loss (mild to profound) in one or both ears are eligible. Additionally, the hearing loss can be of any type -- conductive, mixed, or sensorineural (including auditory neuropathy).
Test materials are available in ASL, Spanish, and English. We will include participants who use any of these languages.
If you have questions or are interested in becoming involved in this project, please contact:
Allison Sedey
(303) 492-0078
OR use the CONTACT US form on this website and we will respond as soon as possible.