Any level of hearing limitation (permanent or shifting) that is not covered in the deafness section, but still negatively affects one's academic performance in school.
"An impairment in hearing, whether permanent or fluctuating, that adversely affects the child's educational performance but that is not included under the definition of deafness in this section."
General Information:
1.2% of students under IDEA
Range of severity
Mild-moderate-severe-profound
People with a hearing impairment can hear speech tones with the use of hearing aids
Age of hearing lose affects a child's language developement
Under age 2 face more difficulties that over age 2
Hearing loss can be due to damage conductively (outer or middle ear), sensorineuraly (inner-ear), or a mixture of both
Adaptations for Studente with Hearing Impairments:
Forms of Communication:
Total communication
Use speech communcation and sign language
Oral approach
Only soeech communication
Sign language
Only use sign language (ASL, finger spelling)
Adapt the Physical Environment:
Seat students close to the front
Allow students to move to see the speaker
Avoid loud or irritating noises
Adapt Instructional Materials:
Use technology that is available and helps the students
Use visuals as much as possible, especially with new vocabulary
Adapt Instruction:
Connect new language ans knowledge to real worls experiences and context relevant to students
Reiterate major points
Repeat questions and answers
Use "listen, look, listen"
Face the speaker, focus on another aspect of the lesson, focus on speaker again
Plan for interpreters
Provide a space for them to sit without being in the way of other students
Slow your speaking to allow interpreters to sign all that is said
Work with family members
Adapt Assessment Methods:
Test in independent room
General Information:
Hearing impairment is a general term for hearing loss than does not include deafness
Sense of hearing is defective but functional
Can utilize hearing aids
Characteristics of Deafness:
Similar IQs to hearing peers
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Sister
My sister had around 2 dozen surgeries on her ears from when she was 2 years old to eighth grade, which has left her significant hearing loss in her right ear. She had to sit on the right hand side of the room so that she could hear the teacher. It got worse for her in college, especially with lectures. She would often have to rely on recordings of the lectures in order to get all of the information.
Is the "language" used in a classroom (total, oral, or sign) determined by the parents, teacher, social worker, IEP?
Who or what determines if an intepreter is needed? Does there need to be a certain level of hearing impairment? Does a parent have to request one?