Title: Hearing Impairment: Teaching Strategies for an Inclusive Classroom - BrightHub Education
Headings: Hearing Impairment: Teaching Strategies for an Inclusive Classroom
Hearing Impairment: Teaching Strategies for an Inclusive Classroom
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Considering Inclusion
Hearing Impaired Children In The Mainstream Classroom
Communication Strategies
Embracing Acceptance
Encouraging Self-Advocacy Skills
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This post is part of the series: Inclusion and Disabilities

Content: This might help them to keep extraneous noise, such as tapping pencils and side conversations, to a minimum. It is often helpful for the student with hearing loss, their parents or an educator to teach basic communication strategies to peers, at the beginning of the school year. Additionally, peers will benefit from learning about the technology they may see throughout the school year. Understanding equipment like hearing aids, cochlear implants and FM systems will eliminate any fear or anxiety about these devices, increasing the chances of positive interactions with the students who use them. Encouraging Self-Advocacy Skills
When students with special needs attend general education classes, it is essential that they learn how to get their needs met early on. Many IEPs for students with hearing impairment include self-advocacy goals such as identifying optimal learning conditions, utilizing communication repair strategies and knowing who to ask for help. Another helpful strategy is to pair younger children with older hearing impaired students or adult mentors for additional support and sharing of their own personal learning strategies. Over time, educators who work with students with special needs may find their methodology evolving. As they learn to cater to students with a hearing impairment, teaching strategies put in place for one child may become useful for several others in the classroom. Flexibly teaching in the general education classroom may lead to greater success for all.