Portuguese Translation -The Secondary Screening Instrument For Targeting Educational Risk (SIFTER) was created as a tool to screen the functional performance of students with hearing loss in secondary
... school (ages 12-18). It includes a scoring grid to identify areas of concern.
Useful chart describing characteristics of ADD and ADHD and how they compare with characteristics of deaf and hard of hearing students. See BUNDLE at S0XASM774.
Once a child is diagnosed with hearing loss family members have many questions. This resource provides information addressing how overwhelming the diagnosis can be and families may have many feelings
...about the testing process and the diagnosis. It describes where you can find help and support and why it is important to start services shortly after the hearing loss is diagnosed.
Brief informational handout about ANSD. Provides a definition, analogy to improve understanding of the impact of ANSD, diagnosis, risk factors, and intervention.
The provision of differentiated teaching methods is not sufficient to support a child with hearing loss adequately in a mainstream school. Additional classroom support needs to be provided as well. Al
...l of the classroom supports mentioned are very important to consider for students with hearing loss. What support and the degree of support needed should be based on assessment information that has been tailored to identify the specific educational performance needs of students with hearing loss.The services or supports provided will most often consist of specialized instruction detailed on the student’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and/or accommodations identified to address communication access issues of these students. Pull-out services by special educators, one-on-one with students or in small groups are usually necessary to meet specific needs. Push-in services where educational specialists work in a team-teaching model along with the classroom teacher or provide small group instruction in the classroom can often address some of the students’ language issues, social needs, and academic challenges.Regardless of current common practice, the array of supports described in this module should be considered by the school team, followed by discussions to determine intensity of intervention required for appropriate progress, who will provide these supports and services, and how best to meet the student’s educational performance with the goal of keeping pace with cognitive peers in the classroom.
Although many families are now familiar with virtual learning, some may not have clarity when it comes to virtual support services. This resource is a letter that can be sent home to families. It expl
...ains in simple terms the process of working with a virtual Teacher of the Deaf.
Informational article reviews the benefits of inclusion in education and challenges when trying to provide appropriate services, address certain types of goals, and achieve needed service intensity to
... meet individual needs. From Supporting Success Bimonthly Updates.
Danish Translation - The Secondary Screening Instrument For Targeting Educational Risk (SIFTER) was created as a tool to screen the functional performance of students with hearing loss in secondary sc
...hool (ages 12-18). It includes a scoring grid to identify areas of concern.
Why Involve the Teacher of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing on the Assessment Team and the IEP? This informational handout is designed to share with school teams, classroom teachers, and parents. I provides i
...nformation raising awareness of the unique access and communication needs of students and the role of the teacher of the deaf/hard of hearing.
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