For ages 0-3 years: This information addresses bonding and identification, initiation and early intervention, autonomy and supporting independence in putting on hearing devices. Includes teaching mate
...rials for use by/with families. The purpose of this book is to raise awareness for the reasons why hearing device rejection happens and specific instruction to occur at different ages to build student resilience and self-confidence, thereby increasing the likelihood that they will not reject using their hearing technology. Specific teaching activities and recommendations for instructional materials to develop identified skills have been included in this Guide.
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.
Initial Speciality Set: Deaf and Hard of Hearing (revalidated 2018). Specifies 7 Preparation Standards, each with Knowledge and Skills. From Council for Exceptional Children.
This resource discusses key point for administrators and school staff regarding the educational needs of students with hearing loss in regard to the realities of hearing device use and what educators
...can do, including extra knowledge and skills, daily classroom needs, and social interaction issues. Separate handouts for teachers of students in early elementary and those in upper elementary and secondary grades. The information also includes evidence-based decision-making for access accommodations for students with hearing loss which focuses on the requirements of Title II of the ADA and the school's responsibility to identify appropriate communication access accommodations for every situation encountered in school. Worksheet to be used for team discussion of access needs is included.
Japanese Translation - Handout with information on possible impact on understanding language, speECH-, social, and need for educational accommodations and services. Handouts for 9 hearing loss degrees
.../type.
Handout to use when raising awareness of impact of hearing loss on speECH- perception and comprehension. User covers with paper and reveals one section at a time to reveal visual analogies of listenin
...g with hearing loss. Yellow story with translation is also available on Teacher Tools.
Morphology is the aspect of language concerned with the rules governing change in word meaning. Morphological development is analyzed by computing a child’s Mean Length of Utterance (MLU). This handou
...out provides information about acquisition of grammatical morphemes
TiPS- to email to preschool and kindergarten teachers to improve understanding of the needs of the student with hearing loss. Getting one tip at a time has been an effective strategy for implementatio
...n. Focusing on one strategy each week reduces anxiety and results in an improvement in best practice tECH-niques for their students with hearing loss. These early childhood tiPS- should be used in conjunction with the school-age tiPS-, also available through Teacher Tools Takeout.
French Translation - Handout with information on possible impact on understanding language, speECH-, social, and need for educational accommodations and services. Handouts for 9 hearing loss degrees/t
...ype.
This resource is a PDF version of the Powerpoint presentation discussed below for those who may prefer PDF. This resource is a Powerpoint presentation that outlines the role of a virtual Teacher of th
...he Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing. The presentation describes the remote learning process, the role of the Teacher of the Deaf, and some benefits of remote learning. It can be used as an inservice tool or as an introduction to remote learning for school personnel who may not be familiar with working with a remote team member.
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