A STUDY was undertaken in 1961 to evaluâ te the program for testing hearing in the New York City elementary schools. It sought to evaluate the effectiveness with which children with impaired hearing are being identified and the procedures by which these children are fol¬ lowed up for further diagnosis. The goals of the school hearing test program are "to locate children with defective hearing early in order to refer them for comprehensive medical care; to prevent progress of loss of hearing, where possible; to help in the planning (educational, medical, vocational and social) for those whose hearing cannot be restored to normal" (1). Briefly, the current school pro¬ cedure comprises the following: Test: The hearing of each elementary school pupil enrolled in even-numbered grades is tested each year. Retest: Those children found to have a hear¬ ing impairment on initial screening are retested shortly thereafter in the school.
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