Helping Students with Hearing Loss Learn Language and Self-Advocacy to Help Themselves
October 15, 2016 It’s hard to believe that there are only 2 more weeks in the first quarter of the school year. It has been sooooo busy but: < I love my new students < I am thoroughly enjoying getting to know my middle and high school students and their needs. I have worked at the […]
Read More10/10/16 Previous blogs discussed Equipment Management, Self-Knowledge, and Preferential Seating so today let’s look at Communication Repair (CR). Can you imagine how excited I was to see CR as part of the Common Core Standards Speaking and Listening Strand for Grades K-2? Kindergarten: Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or […]
Read More10/1/16 In the 5 specific areas of self-advocacy, past blogs looked at Preferential Seating and Equipment Management. Let’s consider Self-Knowledge. Why should we spend time working on this? At IEP meetings, I’ve been asked “Why should Susie be pulled out of the classroom to work on this?” My answer lies in social-emotional development – specifically […]
Read More8/30/16 What does it mean? Acoustically, it means two things: √ Seated away from a source of noise such as computers, overhead projectors, noisy classroom pets, noisy students, pencil sharpener, etc. √ Seated near a speaker Visually, it means the student is sitting near and facing the teacher or whoever is speaking in order to be able […]
Read More8/15/16 When I think about what my students need to become successful in school and life, I have teased out the 5 categories of skills shown above. Let’s consider equipment management first. What is equipment management and why is it important? Whether a hearing loss is sensorineural or conductive, it means that the brain has […]
Read More8/9/16 This is a question that I get frequently. Teachers, parents and administrators ask “Why should a child be pulled out of class to work on these skills? Let’s talk! When this knowledge is taught AND used effectively, a student will take charge of his/her hearing loss and school situations. Why should professionals who teach […]
Read More7-29-16 I remember when math class used to be a strength for so many school aged kids receiving language intervention because of the focus on counting and calculations. That was before Math Talk entered the picture as part of the common core standards. When our school district offered a professional development session on Math Talk, […]
Read MoreHave you thought about buying FM Bingo? Now’s the time! Hard copies are reduced to only $15! Question? We have such limited time with our students – why should we spend it teaching about FM systems? Answer: IDEA 2004 states “Almost 30 years of research and experience has demonstrated the education of children with […]
Read MoreHave you ever had someone tell you that you cannot give tests standardized on typical hearing children to DHH students? I have been told that. Here is one study that refutes that claim for two tests. Mi-young Webb, Amy Lederberg, Measuring Phonological Awareness in Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children, Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, published […]
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