Unit 3 Hearing Impaired

Unit 3
Hearing Impairment
Miss:Fatima-tu-Zahra
Definition of Hearing impairment:
“A hearing impairment is a full or partial decrease in
the ability to detect or understand sounds. It can
range from a mild hearing loss to total deafness.”
“The term "hearing impaired" can be considered
very offensive to people who are deaf or hard of
hearing. This term can be taken to mean that
people who have difficulties hearing are deficient in
some way.”
Effect of Hearing loss on students
development
Hearing loss can significantly impact the full spectrum
of a child's development, and can have a dominant
effect on:
• Language and literacy development
• Academic achievement
• Social/emotional development
How to help hearing impaired students in the
classroom setting?
• Enhance lessons with visuals, as hearing
impaired children tend to be visual learners.
• Repeat words, directions, and activities.
• Make every lesson language-oriented.
• Have a print-rich classroom with labels on the
objects inside.
• Recognize Characteristics of Hearing Loss
in Students and Help Students Think Critically.
How to Seat hearing-impaired students ?
• Seat hearing-impaired students where there is an

unobstructed view of the professor.
• Try to repeat comments and questions asked by
other students who are not in the range of vision of
the hearing-impaired student.
• Use visual media (especially overhead projectors or
PowerPoint) as much as possible — they are
effective tools.
POTENTIAL VISUAL SUPPORT for hearing impaired students in the class room
• Notes provided
• Visual cues
• Graphic organizers
• Media presentations
• Educational Interpreters
• Adequate lighting
Strategies for Teachers of Hearing-Impaired Students
Here are 10 strategies teachers can use to help hearing-impaired

children. They’ve been adapted from the
United Federation of Teachers website.
1. Make sure hearing-impaired students wear amplification devices,
such as a frequency modulated (FM) unit that will connect to a
microphone for you to wear. “The FM device allows your voice to
be heard directly by the student,” according to the UFT website.
2. Use the child’s residual hearing, as the total hearing loss is rare.
3. Allow hearing-impaired students to sit where they think best, as
sitting close to the teacher will help the child to better understand
the context of your words by observing your facial expressions.
Strategies for Teachers of Hearing-Impaired
Students
4.-Don’t shout. If the child is already wearing an FM device, your voice will be amplified,
as it is.
5-Give interpreters copies of lessons in advice. This will help the interpreter prep the
student for the vocabulary used in the lesson.
6-Focus on the child, not the interpreter. Teachers do not need to give interpreters
directions to give to the child. The interpreter will relay your words without being asked.
7-Only speak while facing forward. Do not speak with your back to hearing impaired
children. They need to see your face for context and visual cues.
8-Enhance lessons with visuals, as hearing impaired children tend to be visual learners.
9-Repeat words, directions, and activities.
10-Make every lesson language-oriented. Have a print-rich classroom with labels on the
objects inside.
Regular Evaluation of Progress
• It is critical for teachers to monitor the progress and

understanding of all students, but especially so for those
with special needs. Teachers must be sensitive to the needs
of hearing impaired students.
• Monitor student progress in daily work and assignments,
and ask the student for feedback regarding their
understanding or areas where they might be confused.
Maintain close contact with parents and other teachers and
share ideas and techniques that have been successful. If
necessary, establish a system with the parents to monitor
student work, participation and progress, such as a daily
agenda.
IN SUMMARY
Students who are deaf or hard of hearing are
positively influenced by the following factors:
• High family and school expectations
• Family support
• Student self-advocacy and student motivation
• Appropriate services and trained providers
• Good communication between teachers and
students

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