by Karen | Dec 6, 2019 | For Professionals, Legal Issues in Serving Children with Hearing Loss, Online Access
Tailored Assessment for Students with Hearing Loss: Identifying Needs to Support Eligibility for Specialized Instruction A recent US court case1 made it clear that students with hearing loss must receive an eligibility assessment that identifies areas of suspected...
by Karen | Oct 20, 2019 | Assessment of Student Skills, Challenges, Needs, For Professionals
Classroom observation is a critical part of assessment and performance monitoring. It provides the opportunity to collect data on how the student with hearing loss is functioning in the classroom in comparison to typical peers. Specifically, we need to observe...
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 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 a b | Aug 28, 2019 | For Professionals, Listening (Auditory Skills) Development
AUDITORY SKILLS FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS Auditory Comprehension: Speech perception is the set of listening skills that are essential for communicating by spoken language. Speech perception skills can be described in four categories: awareness, discrimination,...