Title: Teaching students with hearing loss | Hearing Like Me
Headings: Teaching students with hearing loss
Teaching students with hearing loss
Understanding what “Hearing Loss” means
“A little research into the fundamentals of hearing loss can make it much easier for a teacher to understand the challenges students with hearing loss face in the classroom.”
“She developed a set of hand-signal codes to determine whether his assistive devices were working. She downplayed it so other students didn’t think it was a big deal.”
Hearing loss in the classroom
Communicating effectively
1) Face the student when speaking
2) Use the buddy system
3) Repeat yourself
Editorial Staff

Content: The meeting allows teachers to share information about the student, and discuss which strategies previously worked in the classroom. A teacher has to take a few extra steps to ensure a student with hearing loss has access to education. Teachers will want to learn about the mechanics of their student’s hearing loss. They’ll benefit by adding flexibility and a willingness to be creative in finding solutions to issues. And, of course, effective communication with the student is key. Understanding what “Hearing Loss” means
Anyone who hasn’t had experience with hearing loss may not know exactly how a child’s hearing is affected. For example, a teacher new to hearing loss may not realize that a higher-pitched voice is often more difficult to hear, or that a beard makes it more difficult to read lips. A little research into the fundamentals of hearing loss can make it much easier for a teacher to understand the challenges students with hearing loss face in the classroom. A teacher can then address these issues with techniques such as lowering vocal tones, enunciating, and facing the student when speaking. “A little research into the fundamentals of hearing loss can make it much easier for a teacher to understand the challenges students with hearing loss face in the classroom.”