Newborn screening is one of the most successful public health initiatives in the United States. Nearly 4 million babies are born each year in the U.S. Every baby is tested for a list of diseases or conditions, based on each state’s panel of tests. These newborn screening tests enable early identification of conditions – which allows for the earliest possible intervention or treatment.

We can actively teach anyone, especially children with hearing loss, how to listen using a listening model developed by Norman Erber’s called Erber’s levels of listening.

http://www.heartolearn.org/tutorials/tutorial.php?id=45

https://www.lena.org/conversational-turns-brain-structure-reading-skills/