Recently in the United States, there has been a push at both the state and national levels to provide universal screening for newborns to detect hearing loss. Although the idea of ​​universal screening in newborns is a new phenomenon, research has examined the impact of early intervention and screening for children with hearing loss. “Most professionals in the field firmly believe that early identification of hearing loss and early implementation of intervention improves a child's social, communicative, and academic development” (Calderon, 1998, p. 54). Therefore, the two studies used participants in the same early intervention program and focused primarily on the importance of age of enrollment. Additionally, the age of enrollment was used to study the effect it had on children after completing the early intervention program. In the first study, children's speech, language, and hearing skills were assessed upon exit from the program. While in the second study, the assessment covered children's language development at exit, subsequent language, academic, and socio-emotional development after completion of the program. These studies were able to provide further support on the importance of early identification and intervention in linguistic, academic, and social-emotional development. Children with significant hearing loss tend to struggle and are at risk, falling below their potential. Children with hearing loss often perform poorly academically and have delays in critical thinking skills and language, and can often struggle when it comes to their social and emotional development. These struggles are due to the fact that language plays an important role in overall development. Current early intervention is more…middle of the paper…before entry into a program. “These follow-up results are exciting as children entering early are improving early intervention with age-appropriate language and continuing to maintain age-appropriate language. These long-term results further testify to the importance of early diagnosis, identification and involvement in early intervention” (Calderon, 1998, p.70). Therefore, the earlier children can be assessed, the better life will be for that child and their family because they will be able to receive age-appropriate auditory stimulation allowing for greater success in academic, reading, language and social development -emotional. Works CitedCalderon, R. & Naidu, S. (1998). Further support for the benefits of early identification and intervention for children with hearing loss. Volta Review, 100(5), 53-84. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail