Title: Hearing Impairment in the Classroom - Classful
Headings: Hearing Impairment in the Classroom
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Hearing Impairment in the Classroom
Hearing Impairment in the Classroom
Learning about Hearing Loss
Classroom Study Aids
Understanding What Hearing Loss Means
Funding Classroom Assistance
Educational Facts on Hearing Loss

Content: Here, Classful can help make a difference for everyone. Learning about Hearing Loss
Classroom difficulties affect a student’s language development and comprehension of the curriculums. Teachers can help reduce the challenges by learning how to recognize behavior related to a child’s loss of hearing. Traditionally, teachers work facing the chalkboard or a whiteboard (dry erase) preventing a child with hearing loss from being able to read lips or facial expressions. Heavy accents, facial beards or rapid speech can pose another setback for the student. Children with hearing disabilities tend to focus on the speaker’s facial expressions and lip reading. For teachers, it helps to look directly at the child when speaking. Slow down the speed of the conversation and practice using clear pronunciations (mouth movements). Small gestures (thumbs up) and body language (head nod) can do wonders for a child who feels left behind. Keep in mind.