Auditory screening programs designed to detect hearing problems among school children are outlined, including the test environments, equipment and personnel, and cost factors. Despite criticism of pure-tone audiometric screening programs, there is evidence that they have been generally successful. (JMF)

The application of visual reinforcement audiometry (VRA) -- a testing procedure involving the use of visual stimuli following auditory responses -- was studied with 21 mentally handicapped children (ages 1-6 years). (Author/DLS)

A model for identification of hearing impairment which combined tympanometry and the puretone procedures outlined by the American Speech and Hearing Association was tested with 8,528 elementary age children from six Connecticut towns. The nine goals of the project included obtaining pass/fail ratios for puretone audiometry within minus 1 percent…

TO DETERMINE (1) WHETHER ROUTINE SCREENING PROCEDURES COULD BE USED SUCCESSFULLY WITH RETARDED CHILDREN AND (2) THE PREVALENCE OF UNCORRECTED DEFECTS AMONG A PARTICULAR SCHOOL POPULATION, RETARDED CHILDREN FROM SCHOOLS LOCATED IN THE LOWEST SOCIOECONOMIC AREA OF DETROIT WERE SCREENED FOR VISION AND HEARING LOSSES. SUBJECTS' AGES RANGED FROM 3 TO…