by Karen | Sep 19, 2019 | For Professionals, Listening (Auditory Skills) Development
Speech perception and listening accuracy cannot be assumed by looking at the audiogram – it must be assessed. Teacher’s voices, room acoustics, and classroom management vary so identifying listening challenges – and specific accommodations – needs to be done for...
by Karen | Sep 10, 2019 | Advocacy Notes
What are the key things that classroom teachers need to know in order to support my students? Question from the field: I have students whose IEPs call for staff inservice training prior to school starting or within the first couple of weeks. Some use hearing...
by Karen | Sep 6, 2019 | Goodies
What are the key things that classroom teachers need to know in order to support my students? Question from the field: I have students whose IEPs call for staff inservice training prior to school starting or within the first couple of weeks. Some use hearing...
by Karen | Sep 6, 2019 | For Parents, For Professionals, Planning to Meet Student Needs, Social Issues and Your Child
In most classrooms, new information is presented in a lecture format supplemented by reading material, until students build surface knowledge of the topic. Interaction activities such as classroom discussion, small group work, and partner problem-solving are used to...
by Karen | Aug 19, 2019 | Advocacy Notes
Hearing loss/deafness is a low incidence disability that requires specialists in the field to assess, plan and provide appropriate instructional programs. Yet, in some schools, the DHH specialist is told they cannot advocate for their students. This is primarily due...
