School Psychological Evaluation Reports for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: Best Practices

Abstract

This article discusses the best practices for school psychological evaluation and reports for parents and professionals who work with deaf and hard of hearing children. Deaf and hard of hearing children present unique challenges and for parents to be strong advocates for their children, knowledge about the complexities of psychological assessments is important. Parents are also provided with best practices for psychological reports with descriptions for typical areas of reports and how each is different for deaf and hard of hearing children.

Keywords: Deaf; evaluation and disabilities; hard of hearing; hearing impaired; school psychology; social work education; students with disabilities; universal education access.