What obstacles do students who are hard of hearing face in a typical classroom?
Students who are hard of hearing are typically students who
do not use Sign Language, but often have hearing aids. These students can
usually understand speech with the use of the hearing aids as well as their
well developed lip reading skills. Students who are hard of hearing often
cannot hear if a teacher asks a question in a classroom, and therefore cannot
respond appropriately to the question. This will then create a barrier for the
child because they cannot communicate their level of understanding of the
subject matter. The students can also often miss other peer comments during
lunch. The lunch room is a noisy place and students with hearing aids hear so
many things at once while in this type of environment. This will then cause the
student to not be able to carry out social conversations with other students.
All of these issues relate to one word…ISOLATION. Students who are hard of
hearing often feel isolated.
Think about a time you had an ear infection or ear ache…how
did it feel? Could you hear everything correctly and clearly? IT’S
FRUSTRATING!! Remember that whenever you are working with a student who is hard
of hearing.
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