Probes and Tips: An interactive newsletter promoting quality early childhood hearing screening practices
This newsletter provides TIPS to enhance OAE screening and follow-up practices and PROBES about current activities so screening programs can learn from one another's successes and challenges.
- 03/2020
- Create a Spirit of Inclusion for Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- 02/2020
- Where to Find Hearing Screening Resources When You Need Them
- 01/2020
- No Time Like the Present for Screener Training
- 12/2019
- Popular Screener Training Opportunities Just Around the Corner
- 11/2019
- Choosing and Using OAE Equipment for Hearing Screening
- 10/2019
- Help Families Understand Hearing Screening & Language Development
- 09/2019
- Get to Know State Partners in Early Childhood Hearing Screening
- 08/2019
- Six Steps You Can Take Now to Prepare for Upcoming Hearing Screenings
- 07/2019
- Common Questions to Address When Developing Sensory Screening Practices
- 06/2019
- No Need to Add Middle Ear Screening Procedure
- 05/2019
- Spotlight Your Screening Strengths During Better Hearing & Speech Month
- 04/2019
- Staff Turnover and Screening Program Sustainability
- 03/2019
- Maximize Children's Access to Sights & Sounds That Support Communication
- 02/2019
- At the Heart of Language and Learning
- 01/2019
- Plan Ahead for Screening Equipment Purchase
- 12/2018
- Spotlight on Arizona!
- 11/2018
- Mix & Match to Meet Your Needs: Options for Training Early Care and Education Staff to Conduct Hearing Screenings
- 10/2018
- Fall Is for Follow-up After Hearing Screening
- 09/2018
- Document Your Hearing Screening Learning Activities with Certificates of Completion
- 08/2018
- Rely on Hearing Screening Tools Endorsed by Professional Organizations
- 07/2018
- Tune Into New Pure Tone Screening Video Tutorial Modules!
- 06/2018
- Which News Can You Use?
- 05/2018
- Quality Improvement: A Look Backward Can Help You Move Forward
- 04/2018
- Spring into a Self-Guided Learning Option for Hearing Screener Training
- 03/2018
- New Video Examples of Effective Screening Strategies!
- 02/2018
- Know When Not to Screen
- 01/2018
- The Positive Impact of a "Refer" Result
- 12/2017
- Reducing Refer Rates
- 11/2017
- Learn the Basics About Types of Hearing Loss
- 10/2017
- Greater Chicago Area Rocks OAE Screening!!
- 09/2017
- "To Do" List: Get Ready for Hearing Screening
- 08/2017
- What to Know About Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Hearing Loss
- 07/2017
- Summertime Options for Screener Training
- 06/2017
- Making Your Technical Assistance Priorities Our Priority!
- 05/2017
- States Spring Forward!
- 04/2017
- New Fact Sheets to Share with Parents and Programs
- 03/2017
- New Resources to Prepare Parents for a Child's Audiological Evaluation
- 02/2017
- Teaming Up to Expand Training and Technical Assistance to Programs
- 01/2017
- Ring in the New Year by Registering for Hearing Screening Training!
- 12/2016
- Coordinate Follow-up After Hearing Screening
- 11/2016
- Tracking Tool Update Makes Hearing Screening Follow-up Easier than Ever!
- 10/2016
- Head Start Performance Standards and Hearing Screening
- 09/2016
- New Web Class Learning Opportunity for Hearing Screening!
- 08/2016
- Share Hearing Health Goals and Responsibilities with Health Care Providers
- 07/2016
- Learning Opportunities to Fit Every Schedule
- 06/2016
- Documentation Do's and Don'ts
- 05/2016
- Communication Takes Care
- 04/2016
- Look at Hearing Screening Outcomes as Quality Indicators
- 03/2016
- Picture Yourself as a Successful Screener!
- 02/2016
- Beyond Hearing Screening
- 01/2016
- Quick-Use Instructions for Otoacoustic Emissions Equipment
- 12/2015
- Perspectives on Hearing Screening Options for Children 3-5 Years of Age
- 11/2015
- Review and Evaluate OAE Hearing Screening Equipment
- 10/2015
- Introduction to Hearing and Hearing Loss for Non-Audiologists
- 09/2015
- Essentials of Hearing Aid Care for Children
- 08/2015
- Ready-Set-Go Help With Screening Children 3 - 5 Years of Age
- 07/2015
- How You Make a Difference in Your Community
- 06/2015
- Learn "Who's Who" in Early Childhood Hearing Screening in Your State
- 05/2015
- Contribute Hearing Screening Results to Each Child's Medical Home
- 04/2015
- American Indian Head Start Programs Gain Screening Skills to Share
- 03/2015
- Extra! Extra! Read All About It!! (Hearing Screening in the Zero to Three Journal)
- 02/2015
- Tools for OAE Hearing Screening Available in Spanish
- 01/2015
- Optimize Hearing Screening Training
- 12/2014
- How a Pediatric Audiologist Evaluates a Young Child's Hearing
- 11/2014
- Trainers in 19 States Set to Expand ECHO Successes
- 10/2014
- Screening and Tracking Tool Updates
- 09/2014
- Make the Most of Hearing Screening Data
- 08/2014
- Prepare Expectant Parents for Newborn Hearing Screening
- 07/2014
- Speak Out About Hearing Screening
- 06/2014
- Spotlight on New Mexico: Seeds Being Planted and Nurtured
- 05/2014
- Improve Hearing Screening Practices with Children 3–5 Years of Age
- 04/2014
- Integrate Newborn Screening Results into Each Child's Hearing Health Profile
- 03/2014
- Support Children Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- 02/2014
- Fulfill Head Start Hearing Screening Performance Standards
- 01/2014
- A New Year's Commitment to Hearing Screening
- 12/2013
- Understand Basic Ear Anatomy and the OAE Screening Process
- 11/2013
- Next Steps for Children Not Passing the Hearing Screening
- 10/2013
- Explore Sertoma's Service in Your Community
- 09/2013
- New Resources for Finding a Pediatric Audiologist
- 08/2013
- Empower a Pediatric Audiologist to Assist You
- 07/2013
- New Tutorial Video Modules for "Independent" Learners!
- 06/2013
- Share Current Research Findings with Health Care Providers
- 05/2013
- Give Yourself a Hand!
- 04/2013
- Hearing Screening Contributes to School Readiness
- 03/2013
- When to Answer a Screening Question with More Questions
- 02/2013
- ABCs of Hearing & Hearing Loss
- 01/2013
- Ringing in a New Year with New Instructional Modules!
- 12/2012
- Part of the ECHO: Spotlight on Tennessee
- 11/2012
- Part of the ECHO: Spotlight on Washington and Kansas
- 10/2012
- OAE Hearing Screening in Home Settings
- 09/2012
- Get the Most from Your OAE Equipment
- 08/2012
- Gear Up for Hearing Screening
- 07/2012
- Improve Probe Fit
- 06/2012
- Helpful Hints for Successful Screening
- 05/2012
- Share Hearing Screening Results with Your State Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program: Spotlight on Florida and Indiana
- 04/2012
- Coordinate Rescreens with Health Care Providers
- 03/2012
- Communicate Screening Results to Parents
- 02/2012
- Check that Hearing Aids are Working
- 01/2012
- Types of Hearing Loss
- 12/2011
- Putting Your Hearing Screening Practices in the Spotlight!
- 11/2011
- Blow Your Own Horn and Spread the Word!
- 10/2011
- Calculate Your OAE Pass/Refer Rate
- 09/2011
- Serve Children Identified with Hearing Loss
- 08/2011
- Prepare for Screening and Get to Know Your Partners in Hearing Health Care
- 07/2011
- Deliver "Just in Time" Information to Health Care Providers
- 06/2011
- Listen Up!
- 05/2011
- Check Out Our Updated Website!
- 04/2011
- Evaluate OAE Equipment Features Before You Buy
- 03/2011
- Troubleshoot Screening Equipment Problems
- 02/2011
- Introduce Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) Hearing Screening to Health Care Providers
- 01/2011
- Answers to Many Frequently Asked Questions
- 12/2010
- "Hears" How to Know When a Child's OAE Screening is Complete
- 11/2010
- Don't Ask - Do Tell: Elicit Cooperation from Children During OAE Screening
- 10/2010
- Tracking OAE Outcomes and Next Steps Need Not be Messy: Check out our new, simplified tracking tool!
- 09/2010
- Carefully Evaluate Before Contracting for Outside Hearing Screening Services
- 08/2010
- Develop Your Program's Capacity to Include Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- 07/2010
- Get Ready to Train or Re-Train Screeners
- 06/2010
- Find Out What OAE Equipment Others are Using and Share Your Preferences
- 05/2010
- Look for New Resources from the ECHO Initiative