HEARING LOSS Everything You Need to Know as

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HEARING LOSS Everything You Need to Know as a Classroom Teacher

HEARING LOSS Everything You Need to Know as a Classroom Teacher

What You Need to Know: o How the Ear Hears o Types of Hearing

What You Need to Know: o How the Ear Hears o Types of Hearing Loss o Amplification & Assistive Devices o Teaching Strategies

Types of Hearing Loss n Conductive Hearing Loss n Sensorineural Hearing Loss n Mixed

Types of Hearing Loss n Conductive Hearing Loss n Sensorineural Hearing Loss n Mixed Hearing Loss n Progressive Hearing Loss

Problems Caused by Hearing Loss Causes development delays for students q Academically q Socially

Problems Caused by Hearing Loss Causes development delays for students q Academically q Socially q Vocationally

Hearing Loss is an ‘invisible filter’ – information is distorted.

Hearing Loss is an ‘invisible filter’ – information is distorted.

Hearing loss causes distorted input to the brain.

Hearing loss causes distorted input to the brain.

How to Help Students With Hearing Loss o Provide better acoustics in the classrooms

How to Help Students With Hearing Loss o Provide better acoustics in the classrooms o Classroom strategies to aid the child’s instruction o Model and promote a positive attitude

Amplification helps the child get correct input to the brain.

Amplification helps the child get correct input to the brain.

POINTS TO REMEMBER ABOUT HEARING LOSS q You can’t fix a hearing loss q

POINTS TO REMEMBER ABOUT HEARING LOSS q You can’t fix a hearing loss q Any hearing loss – even MILD – impact children’s learning q Improving classroom acoustics will improve learning for hearing and hearing impaired children q If children can’t hear, they can’t learn

Success in Life Begins With Hearing!

Success in Life Begins With Hearing!

Bibliography o Facilitating Hearing and Listening in Young Children n Flexer, Carol, (1999). San

Bibliography o Facilitating Hearing and Listening in Young Children n Flexer, Carol, (1999). San Diago: Singular Publishing Group, Inc. o Hearing in Children n Northern, Jerry L. , Down, Marion P. , (2002). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. o ASA Workshop, A thorough look at classroom acoustics n Shaw, Neil A. , Sound and Communication. o The Changing Sound of Education n Towne, Robin M. , Anderson, Karen L. . , (1997). Washington: Sound and Vibration o Effects of Soundfield Amplification on Spelling Performance of Elementary School Children n Zabel, Helen, Tabor, Martha, (1993). IA: Educational Audiology Monograph 3. o Acoustics in Educational Settings n American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, (1995, March). Position Statement Subcommittee on Acoustics in Educational Settings, Bioacoustics Standards & Noise Standards Committee.

Bibliography o The Hard-of-Hearing Student in the Mainstream n o Teaching Strategies n o

Bibliography o The Hard-of-Hearing Student in the Mainstream n o Teaching Strategies n o Flexer, Carol, Biley, Kate Kemp, Hinkley, Alyssa, Harkema, Charyl, Holcomb, John, (March 2002, vol. 55 No. 3). The Hearing Journal A Process-Oriented Preschool For Hearing and Hearing-Impaired Children n o www. hiino 32. htmatcurriculum. qed. qld. gov. au Using Sound-Field Systems to Teach Phonemic Awareness to Pre. Schoolers. n o Clarke School, (September 1994, Vol. 14, No. 2). Northampton: The Mainstream Center. Clarke Mainstream News. Gatty, Janice, Hartblay, Marian, Dobson, Tracy, Judd, Diane, Altman, Holly, Goodrow, Pamela, (October 1994). Northampton Checklist of Important Points About Sound-Field Amplification n Sound-Field FM Amplication: Theory and Practical Applicaiton

Bibliography o Graphics Ear Diagram n n www. horizon. bc. cal~malone/technical. html www. colostate.

Bibliography o Graphics Ear Diagram n n www. horizon. bc. cal~malone/technical. html www. colostate. edu/~gnelson/ear. html q Graphics Tympanic Membrane and cochlear implant q www. meei. harvard. edu/shared/images/coch. gif q Graphics Classroom n http: //kpcnews. net/photos/kindergarten/ o Graphics Hearing Aids n www. emedicine. com/aaem/topic. 344. htm