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Learners Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Sarah Louvier Matt Sayers Dante Dinkins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmqu8dNwJcI&feature=related. History/Definition. -What is Deaf and hard of hearing? - Is a full or partial decrease in the ability to detect or understand sounds. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Learners Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Sarah LouvierMatt Sayers
Dante Dinkins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmqu8dNwJcI&feature=related
History/Definition
-What is Deaf and hard of hearing?
-Is a full or partial decrease in the ability to detect or understand
sounds.
History/Definition
Different Kinds of Deafness-Congenitally deaf -Adventitiously deaf
History/Definition
Times When Deafness Occurs-Prelingual deafness
-Postlingual deafness
Prevalence
Estimates of number of children with hearing impairments vary
considerably.-0.13% of Children ages 6-17 years
old.-25% from Hispanic speaking homes.
Prevalence
THE BIG CHALLENGE FOR TEACHERS.
-How would you solve this problem?
Causes
Conductive Hearing Impairments(Usually Mild)
-Middle -Outer
Causes
Sensoineural Hearing Impairments
(Usually Severe)-Inner
Causes
Mixed Hearing Impairments-Both
Assessment/Identification
How can hearing Impairment be identified?
Assessment/Identification
Different Types of Screening Test-Otoacoustic Emissions
-Audiologist
Assessment/Identification
Other Tests-Pure-tone audiometry
-Play audionetry
Characteristics
Hearing impairments can have profound consequences.
Comprehension and production of English.
Sign Language (ASL)
Limited opportunities for social interactions.
Characteristics
Deaf students who have deaf parent do better academically.
DEAFNESS DOES NOT AFFECT INTELLIGENCE.
Educational Considerations
Oral ApproachManual Approach
Total Communication ApproachBicultural – Bilingual Approach
Interesting Facts
William HoyAlexander Bell
Beethoven
Small Groups
Groups No more than 5 People1 person must be Hard of
Hearing
Answers
• 1. D 1. F• 2. C 2. T• 3. D 3.T• 4. B 4. F• 5.D. 5. T• 6. C 6.F• 7. B 7. F