Some common problems students with hearing impairment face in the classroom are divided into into two sections sections: Students who are deaf or students who are hard of hearing.
Problems students who are deaf encounter are: they usually do not feel secure in their abilities to speak and prefer to communicate via American Sign Language (ASL). Students that speak ASL require an interpreter to translate oral speech to them with both peers and lecture.
Problems students who are hard of hearing encounter are: following lectures in a room with poor sound quality, but educators can help their hard of hearing students by speaking louder and more clearly. Educators should also not turn their back for anything reason because it makes lip reading impossible. Class discussions and video presentations also prove to be challenging for students with hearing impairments.
In the next blog we will talk about assistive technologies in the classroom and how they benefit students in need.
Assistive Technology in the Classroom Enhancing the School Experience of Students with Disabilities
Sound quality is such a big issue with student who are hard of hearing in classroom. Unfortunately school do not get the best quality sound systems which makes it very difficult for hard of hearing students. I like how you brought up turning your back to these students, it's not necessarily assistive technology but it definitely matters!!
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