by Karen | Oct 8, 2019 | Advocacy Notes
My student is being bullied but the school isn’t taking it seriously! Question from the field: My student is being bullied but the school isn’t taking the situation seriously. What can I do? Students with hearing loss often struggle in social situations due to a...
by Karen | Sep 24, 2019 | Advocacy Notes
Why Should the Ling Sound Test be done at school? Question from the field: Can you please clarify the reason for the LING sound test. Why do families want us to do this at school, and how can we implement this without stressing out the general education teachers? The...
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 | 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...
by Karen | Apr 23, 2019 | Advocacy Notes
Question from the field: We are a small school district and only offer an ASL interpreter for students with hearing loss, but more and more students are now using spoken language. Are there interpreting services or supports that we need to offer these students who do...
by Karen | Apr 9, 2019 | Advocacy Notes
Question from the field: I have a student whose IEP calls for an FM system. However, the system is not in place, and we are more than half way through the school year. What can I do as the teacher of the deaf to help get this student their system? Why FM/DM...
