Schildroth A N, Rawlings B W, Allen T E
Am Ann Deaf. 1989;134(2):63-9. doi: 10.1353/aad.2012.1251.
This paper presents information about hearing-impaired children under the age of 6 who are receiving special educational services in the United States and have been reported to the Annual Survey of Hearing-Impaired Children and Youth conducted by Gallaudet University's Center for Assessment and Demographic Studies. Results indicate an increase in the number of hearing-impaired children under age 6 reported to the survey over the last 10 years, especially children from minority backgrounds. The second section of the analysis focuses on students from schools participating in a model state project that encourages early identification and provision of services to hearing-impaired students and their families. The data pertain only to those children who are receiving services through established programs reporting to the Annual Survey; thus, inferences about the overall prevalence of hearing impairment among this age group should not be drawn.
本文介绍了在美国接受特殊教育服务的6岁以下听力受损儿童的相关信息，这些儿童已被上报给加劳德特大学评估与人口研究中心开展的《听力受损儿童和青少年年度调查》。结果表明，在过去10年里，上报给该调查的6岁以下听力受损儿童数量有所增加，尤其是来自少数族裔背景的儿童。分析的第二部分聚焦于参与一个示范州项目的学校的学生，该项目鼓励对听力受损学生及其家庭进行早期识别并提供服务。这些数据仅涉及那些通过向年度调查汇报的既定项目接受服务的儿童；因此，不应据此推断该年龄组听力障碍的总体患病率。
