- (a) When an evaluation committee is considering a student’s need for special education based upon CAPD, there are some basic criteria that the student must meet.
(b) The student must:
- (1) Be three (3) years of age or older;
- (2) Have normal or near normal cognitive functioning;
- (3) Have normal or near normal hearing sensitivity;
- (4) Have normal middle ear functioning;
- (5) Have no primary emotional disturbance; and
- (6) Be a native English speaker.
(c) Other components that should be considered by the student’s evaluation committee consist of:
(1) Audiometric assessment that includes:
- (A) Pure-tone;
- (B) Speech audiometry; and
- (C) Impedance audiometry;
(2) CAPD assessment component, including:
- (A) Auditory attention;
- (B) Auditory figure ground or selective listening;
- (C) Binaural separation;
- (D) Binaural integration; and
- (E) Temporal sequencing; and
(3)
- (A) Speech and language assessment, including information on phonological awareness.
- (B) The language assessment should also provide information concerning the student’s:
(i) Auditory perception;
(ii) Auditory discrimination;
(iii) Auditory memory/recall;
- (iv) Auditory reasoning/association; and
- (v) Auditory comprehension.