Challenge 1
Standard checks can miss the most common hearing issues.
Traditional hearing checks - including whisper tests and pure tone audiometry - don't include speech in noise assessment, an issue that can impact hearing in a noisy classroom.
Hearing Screening for Education
Run a school hearing program that works both at scale and when needed
Staff can easily use Sound Scouts to screen an entire year group and individual students on an as-needs basis. Results are immediate and evidence-based with next steps indicated. Coordinators manage the program through SSIMPL (management platform). Training is provided as required.
The Challenge
The limits of traditional school screening
Challenge 2
Coordinating referrals for large cohorts is a significant administrative burden
Without a central platform, tracking who has been tested and who needs follow-up can fall through the cracks, especially across year groups.
Challenge 3
Parents do not always act on a written letter
A PDF report with clear pass/borderline/fail language, sent directly to a parent's email, is more actionable than a note in a school bag.
The gamified Triple Factor Hearing Screener is played by each child on a touchscreen device. SSIMPL gives your coordinator bulk enrolment functionality, colour-coded results at a glance, PDF reports emailed to parents, and CSV export for your records.
How it works
The complete school hearing program
Set up your school program
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You're in great company
From the classroom
What schools are saying
"We screened 80 children in a morning without taking them out of class. The results were waiting for me in SSIMPL before lunch."
"I recommend schools use Sound Scouts as part of their toolbox when investigating why children are having learning difficulties. I highly recommend Sound Scouts."
"Sound Scouts allows the school to quickly and easily get an indication of a child's hearing and know if a referral is appropriate. Often families are not able to pursue hearing screening due to financial impact and this ensures unnecessary referrals are eliminated."
"Sound Scouts identified a hearing issue in my son. He was recommended a hearing aid and wore it to school for the first time today. I have a different boy tonight."
Evidence and endorsement
Built on published science
Published research
Speech-in-noise ability is a significant predictor of NAPLAN reading results in Grade 3 and Grade 5 children. Early screening programs have implications for learning outcomes. (PLoS ONE)
School resources
Permission notes, screening guides, posters, and videos. Everything your coordinator needs to run the program.
Download school resources