Learning to deliver culturally effective care is considered by
many to be a lifelong journey. The new AAP Culturally Effective Care Toolkit is
a practical, hands-on resource to help practicing pediatricians and their
office staff provide culturally effective care to their patients and families.
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Link: http://practice.aap.org/content.aspx?aid=2990
Students with hearing impairments: Secondary school experiences and academic performance
According to the National
Longitudinal Transition Study 2 dataset, a gap exists between the academic
achievement of youth with hearing impairments and their peers in the general
population in reading, mathematics, science, and social studies. This fact
sheet from the National Center for Special Education Research gives a national
picture.