| If your child has any of the features listed below | | | | - often needs instructions repeated.child has |
| your child may be at risk for hearing loss and | | | | difficulty attending to auditory stimuli for more |
| needs to be evaluated by a professional | | | | than a few seconds.child has a short attention |
| People have to raise their voice consistently to | | | | span.child's attention drifts,seems to be |
| get the child's attention. | | | | daydreaming.child is easily distracted/bothered by |
| At any age after talking has begun, the child | | | | background sounds.child has problems with spelling |
| frequently says "huh" or "what" when somebody | | | | phonics.child has difficulty telling one sound from |
| is speaking. | | | | another.child forgets what is said in a few |
| The child responds inconsistently to sound, | | | | minutes.child does not remember routine things |
| sometimes hearing it and other times not.child has | | | | from day to day.child has problems with what |
| a history of ear infections - often getting | | | | was heard last week, month, year.child has |
| earaches or runny ears. | | | | problems recalling a sequence of instructions.child |
| At any age the child watches the speaker's face | | | | has problems following auditory directions.child |
| carefully.child turns his head so that one ear is | | | | frequently misunderstands what was said.child |
| facing the direction of the sound source.child | | | | does not understand many words for age/grade |
| complains of hurting ears.child prefers low pitch or | | | | level.child learns poorly through auditory |
| high pitch sounds.child talks in a soft or loud | | | | channels.child has language problems (sentence |
| voice.child keeps the radio or television volume | | | | structure, vocabulary, word formation).child has |
| loudchild does not always come or look when | | | | articulation (pronunciation) problems.child can not |
| called.child confuses sounds that are alike.child's | | | | always relate what is seen to what is heard.child |
| speech is poorer than you would expect of a child | | | | lacks motivation to learn.child takes longer to |
| of his or her age.child does not use verbal | | | | respond to verbal stimuli.child has below average |
| language much.child frequently asks for things to | | | | performance in one or more academic areas.child |
| be repeated.child often answers a question with | | | | does not always come or look when called.child |
| an unrelated answer.child seems inattentive at | | | | may show overactive, aimless behavior.child may |
| home or at school.child has a history of hearing | | | | be aggressive or destructive.child may appear |
| loss.child does not pay attention to instructions half | | | | withdrawn (out of touch with environment).child |
| or more of the time.child does not listen carefully | | | | may show excessive fears or anxieties. |