Visual cues will be provided to the student during receptive language activities in order to help the student ask for clarification during activities.
Cued speech can be used paired with verbally presented information to better support the individual's understanding. The National Cued Speech Association provides resources for families and service providers to learn cued speech so that it can be introduced to a child with hearing loss. This cued speech chart serves as a starting point for learning and can be supplemeted by online or in person courses.
American Sign Language can be utilized as a visual cue to support a student's listening of verbally presented information. These simple two-piece puzzles can be used to teach and familiarized students to the ASL alphabet. ASL cues can be used to alert the student to the inital sound in a word to provide additional context that will help them identify what word was said by their conversation partner.