Handout with information on possible impact on understanding language, speECH-, social, and need for educational accommodations and services. For 16-25dB or minimal hearing loss.
Communication access is a key component of 504, IDEA and Title II of the ADA. Under Title II of the ADA, schools are required to ensure that communication access is as effective for children with hear
...ing loss as it is for their typically hearing peers through the provision of appropriate auxiliary aids and services. This handout provides examples of auxiliary aids and services that can make aurally delivered information available to students with hearing disabilities so that they can receive information from, and convey information to, others as effectively as students without disabilities.
Inservice exercise to perform with grouPS- of teachers, parents, school teams. Participants plug ears and listen to a story (Mother's Aprons) and then answer questions about story details. Participant
...s then reflect on their feelings when listening with this 15-25 dB hearing loss. Level of loss is similar to aided hearing with hearing aids.
Inservice meetings can often been stressful for teachers, especially at the beginning of the school year. Use this resource as a way to check-in with your DHH student's educational team following an i
...nservice at the beginning of the year. This resource contains a collection of helpful questions to ask your DHH student's educational team after a meeting to see if any more support is needed.You can use the document as it is or you can pick and choose which questions you want to use in an online form.Have a great start to the school year!
This article summarizes recent research regarding the language and cognitive differences between students who are DHH and their hearing peers. Identification of these differences can help professional
...s better understand classroom challenges faced by our students and strategies to support students through these challenges.
Informational article for families and school personnel unfamiliar with the impacts of hearing loss on effort, attention, and learning. This introduction assists in understanding the need for assessme
...nt, support, and accommodations when a student has hearing loss.
This study examined the effects of consistent hearing aid use on outcomes in children with mild hearing loss. The results provided evidence that children's language development benefits from consisten
...t hearing aid use.
Accommodations and considerations for students who are taking vocational classes with machinery. Discusses communication strategies, hearing technology and hearing protection.
Study researched the impact of otitis media with effusion on speECH- recognition when hearing loss is present. The finding suggest that strategies may best be focused on combining familiarization tECH
...-niques and amplification options.
This step‐by‐step guide has been developed to share with families after unilateral hearing loss has been diagnosed, typically in infancy secondary to identification through newborn hearing has been di
...n diagnosed, typically in infancy secondary to identification through newborn hearing screening. Designed for use by pediatric or educational audiologists. The guide reviews background information regarding what is known about the effects of hearing loss in one ear on child development. It is divided into suggested sections to correspond with pediatric audiology appointments and with home visits by an early interventionist (teacher of the deaf/hard of hearing or speech language pathologist).
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