For Educational Audiologists & School Teams
A growing collection of free tools and resources for the people who do this work alongside us — educational audiologists, speech-language pathologists, special education teams, school nurses, and the administrators who support them. Everything here is built to be useful in real classrooms, not just in theory.
About this hub
Educational audiology happens at the intersection of clinical expertise, federal special education law, classroom acoustics, and the everyday rhythms of how a school actually runs. The tools that help most are usually the ones that translate between those worlds — turning a clinical finding into something a teacher can act on, or a building's acoustic reality into something an IEP team can plan around.
This page is a small, growing library of those translation tools. Built and maintained by Dr. Hanna Page at Colorado Ears, LLC — informed by daily work in Colorado schools, and offered freely to the broader community of professionals doing the same work elsewhere.
Free, web-based tools
No signup, no install. Open in a browser, use what you need, share the link with a colleague. The first two tools work as a workflow: the Observation Form is the walk-through screen; if it surfaces concerns, the Calculator estimates RT60 against current and emerging targets.
Classroom Acoustics Observation Form
A printable, fillable walk-through screening form (adapted from C. D. Johnson, 2023). Background-noise checklist, reverberation indicators, classroom information capture. Use it before formal acoustic measurement to identify rooms that warrant a closer look.
Open the observation form Free ToolClassroom Acoustics Calculator
Estimate RT60 with the Sabine formula and compare against three targets — ANSI/ASA S12.60 minimum, the Enhanced (UDL) 0.4 s standard, and the Optimal 0.3 s target for highest-need listening environments. Plus critical-distance output for IEP seating recommendations.
Open the calculator ExternalKIPA Audiogram Charts
Free audiogram and counseling charts from the Knowles Innovations in Pediatric Audiology group — including familiar-sounds audiograms widely used in pediatric and educational audiology counseling, IEP meetings, and parent conversations.
Open at kipagroup.orgMore tools coming
We're building this collection in response to the questions we get from the field. Have a tool you wish existed? Send us the idea — we listen.
Built for the team around the student
Hearing access in school is a team sport. These tools are designed for everyone whose work touches a student's listening day.
Educational audiologists
Quick walk-through estimates, language for IEP recommendations, and tools you can hand to a classroom team after a visit.
SLPs & special ed teams
Background on classroom acoustics so you can advocate alongside the audiologist when listening environment shows up in a student's plan.
School administrators
A way to triage which classrooms most need acoustic attention and what kind of investment that translates to.
Parents & advocates
Plain-language tools to bring to an IEP meeting or a conversation with a teacher, so the discussion can start from a shared understanding.
About educational audiology in Colorado schools
If you're new to working with an educational audiologist — or new to having one as part of your school's IEP support — these are the questions we hear most.
What does an educational audiologist do?
An educational audiologist is a doctorate-level audiologist who specializes in how hearing affects learning. We evaluate students in the environments where they actually learn, manage hearing assistive technology (FM/DM systems, remote microphones), consult on IEP and 504 plans, and partner with classroom teams to make sure a student's hearing access translates into real classroom success.
The shorthand we use: a clinical audiologist diagnoses; an educational audiologist makes sure that diagnosis doesn't quietly cost a student their school year.
How does educational audiology differ from a regular hearing test at the doctor's office?
A clinical hearing test answers a medical question: how well do this person's ears work? Educational audiology answers a school question: how does this student's hearing affect their access to instruction, social interaction, safety, and independence in the school day — and what should the school do about it?
That's why we work in the schools rather than in clinics. The classroom is the room where the question actually lives.
When does a school in Colorado need an educational audiologist?
Most often, when a student has identified hearing loss and needs IEP-mandated support, when a (Central) Auditory Processing evaluation is part of a multidisciplinary workup, when hearing assistive technology needs ongoing fitting and verification, or when a classroom listening environment is contributing to a student's struggle to access curriculum.
Many Colorado districts contract with educational audiology providers like Colorado Ears rather than employ a full-time audiologist — both models work, and the right answer depends on caseload and geography.
Can these tools be used outside Colorado?
Yes. The acoustic physics doesn't change at state lines, and ANSI/ASA S12.60 is the U.S. national standard. The tools here are designed to be useful to any educational audiologist or school team in the country. We just happen to be based in Colorado, and our service work is in Colorado schools.
Can I link to or share these tools with my district?
Please do. The tools are free to use and free to share. If you cite them in a report, "Colorado Ears Classroom Acoustics Calculator" with a link back is more than enough. If you'd like to discuss a partnership for your district, reach out at info@coloradoears.com.