'Mild to moderate' hearing loss underappreciated.
Many children and adolescents with "mild to moderate" hearing loss are not getting the help they need, either because their impairment is not recognized or because its consequences are not fully appreciated, according to several experts. "I am challenging the whole concept of 'mild' hearing loss in...

Intervention, surveillance emphasized for infant hearing loss.
Updated guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics call for prompt intervention when infants fail hearing tests and for ongoing surveillance of all infants--regardless of risk factors for hearing loss--during well baby exams and other office visits. Since the last policy statement in 2000, the proportion of...

BRIEFLY.
Byline: The Register-Guard LCC plans Elmira meeting on future offerings ELMIRA - The Lane Community College Board of Education invites the public to a community conversation on Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Elmira High School, 24936 Fir Grove Lane, Room 105. ...

BRIEFLY.
Byline: The Register-Guard Bicycling group to discuss upcoming events, parking The Eugene Bicycle Coalition will hold its monthly meeting on Monday in the Eugene Public Works building, 858 Pearl St., at 6 p.m. The entrance is at the back of the building, off...

Phonetics; principles and practices, 3d ed.
1597560200 Phonetics; principles and practices, 3d ed. Singh, Sadanand and Kala Singh. Plural Publishing 2006 255 pages $47.50 Paperback P221 Sadanand Singh has taught phonetics and related subjects at a number...

Eugene hearing center names longtime volunteer as new director.
Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran May 22, 2007): The board of directors of Eugene Hearing & Speech Center voted to fire the center's executive director and hire a new one at its meeting on May 9. An incorrect date was printed in a story...

Malik goes to school; examining the language skills of African American students from preschool--fifth grade.
0805858113 Malik goes to school; examining the language skills of African American students from preschool--fifth grade. Craig, Holly K. and Julie A. Washington. Lawrence Erlbaum 2006 175 pages $22.50 Paperback PE3102 ...

Tenure practices in allied health and nursing.
Abstract This manuscript presents an in depth review of the literature on the tenure policies and practices in allied health and nursing education. Specifically, the manuscript summarized the existing published studies that investigated the educational requirements for tenure; promotion and tenure rate; the role of scholarship in...

Hearing Aids Can Transmit Diseases.
Audiologists have made great strides in hearing aid technology, but an investigation shows many of them may be posing a health risk to their patients simply by neglecting to wash their hands between patient visits. Saint Louis (Mo.) University School of Medicine's Division of Audiology conducted the study. Ten...

Collaborative speech-language services in urban schools.
Abstract This article recounts elements of collaborative and classroom-based practices that SLPs reported enacting in an urban school district where these SLPs carried very large caseloads (on average approximately 50% greater than ASHA [1993] recommendations). Consultation with classroom teachers and team preparation of cross-disciplinary reading/writing IEP objectives...