By Joanna Goudaras

Ladonna is two and a half years old Born profoundly hearing impaired. Communicate with American Sign

Language Ladonna lives with her Grandmother

What is Hearing Impairment?Hearing Impairment is when the child loses hearing in one or both ears.How is it Manifested?1.Conductive Hearing Loss2.Sensory Hearing Loss 3.Neural Hearing Loss

4. Mild Impairment 5. Moderate Impairment 6. Severe Impairment 7. Profound Impairment Some ways to diagnose hearing loss for a child is :1.Simple Test2.Auditory Testing3.Audiometer

Some modification that I would do to the physical environment of the childcare centre are: Reduce Background noiseVisual Aid for all the childrenRemove bright lights Bring in an interpreter to the room

Some Teaching Strategies that I would have to change are: Speak in a normal voiceAppropriate body language Face the child and be in the child’s levelRepeat the questions to different childrenUse a lot of visual aids

1. Voice For Deaf Kids: It is parents helping other families deal

with their children with hearing impairment

Website: www.voicefordeafkids.com

Location: 161 Eglinton Ave. East, Suite 704

2. The Canadian Hearing Society:Was established 1940, and helps promotes equality of Deaf

Website: www.chs.ca

Location: 271 Spadina Road

Reading Package One, Two and Three www. Google.ca http://www.as.wvu.edu/~scidis/

hearing.html www.voicefordeafkids.com www.cha.ca Adapting Environment for Children with

Special Needs, handout Chris Class, 2011

Summary

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