Yesterday Cathie Matthews, Sarah Bartlett (online) and I had the opportunity to visit the Orange Aboriginal Medical Service to discuss indigenous children's speech, language and hearing. We learned about the HEALS program and their use of the PLUM and HATS screening checklists
PLUM and HATS: https://plumandhats.nal.gov.au/
Hearing Australia: "The PLUM (Parent-evaluated Listening & Understanding Measure) has 10 questions and screens for listening problems. The HATS (Hearing and Talking Scale) has 5 questions and screens for communication problems."
We also discussed the ELIM program currently being undertaken as part of Cathie Matthews' research with 2-year-olds in Orange and Sarah Bartlett discussed the Hanen program. We are planning our next meeting with more of the OAMS team to discuss future collaborations.
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| Chloe Thompson, Sharynne McLeod, Anne-Marie McPham, Taylor Clark, Cathie Matthews |
Ching, T. Y., Saetre-Turner, M., Harkus, S., Martin, L., Ward, M., Marnane, V., … & Kong, K. (2020). The Hearing and Talking Scale (HATS): Development and validation with young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in urban and remote settings in Australia. Deafness & Education International, 22(4), 305-324.
Ching, T. Y., Hou, S., Seeto, M., Harkus, S., Ward, M., Marnane, V., & Kong, K. (2020). The Parents’ evaluation of Listening and Understanding Measure (PLUM): Development and normative data on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children below 6 years of age. Deafness & Education International, 22(4), 288-304.
