For ages 4-6 years: This information addresses students recognizing that they have a hearing loss, understanding feelings, learning expected class listening behaviors, remembering what was heard via s
...ubvocalization skills, responding to teasing, making friends. 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.
Tips for Teachers consists of 10 videos, each only about 2 minutes in length, by educational audiologist Jim Bombicino. You can email links to share one tip at a time with one or more teachers. A grea
...t way to remind classroom teachers of our students' auditory access needs! Choose which tips to send, or send one a week to kick off the school year. Tips topics include: facing the student, small group work, using the HAT system, moving around, etc. Incorporates simulations of challenges listening in a classroom with hearing devices. Comes with handouts about listening in background noise, 2 general inservice handouts, and emailable tips for teachers. The purchase price allows 50 downloads of each
video. Once you have purchased the series and selected email addresses
that will receive the links, you can view the videos on your device for a
limited time.Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/RNBZ71c1XtQ
This informational article describes the need to define and understand a student's ability to access verbal instruction. It includes description of the SpeECH- Audibility Audiogram for Classroom Liste
...ning. 2011.
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.
TiPS- to email to Grade 1-8 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 implementation. Focusing on
...one strategy each week reduces anxiety and results in an improvement in best practice tECH-niques for their students with hearing loss. Early childhood tiPS- are also available through Teacher Tools Takeout.
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.
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.
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.
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).
Guide written for speECH- language pathologists and others new to meeting the needs of students who are hard of hearing. Provides 12 stePS- to consider when determining appropriate services and accomm
...odations.
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