Over 20 states have set developmental standards for deaf kids. Will Missouri be next?

Currently, there is no standard process for assessing deaf children under five. Kids with hearing loss sometimes arrive at kindergarten with “language deprivation,” meaning they don’t know as many words as they should at their age.

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