1. Hearing Impairments By: Nayeli Padilla

2. What is it? Hearing impairment: problem/damage to one or more parts of the ear.

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4. Facts Hearing loss: ranges from mild to profound. Mild, Moderate, Severe and Profound (deaf). www.digitalhearingcare.org

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6. Mild Usually results in problems with clarity since the brain receives some sounds but not all of them. Symptoms Understanding someone from a distance Background environment is noisy. Understanding someone with a weak voice

7. Moderate No problem hearing from short distances; amount of distance or vision cues changed. Symptoms Problems hearing normal conversations. Problem hearing consonants in words.

8. Severe Have difficulty hearing in all situations. May cause you to miss 100% of the speech signal. Symptoms Conversations possible except under the most ideal circumstances (face-to-face, or when in quiet)

9. Profound (Deaf) May not hear loud anything at all. Main methods of communication are visual cues instead of hearing. Symptoms Little to no, understandable speech. Largely rely on their vision, body language, and contextual cues to communicate.

10. Teaching Suggestions Speak in normal volume and speed. Pause and wait for a response. If not understood, repeat, rephrase or demonstrate. Use gestures and facial expressions to reinforce spoken words. Label classroom furniture and materials.

11. Teaching Suggestions (cont.) Teach daily routines and transitions using a light switch. (Flash the light to get the child’s attention) Use a picture poster to point to the upcoming activity. Select books with simple, large and uncluttered illustrations. (This children rely more on vision than hearing during story time)

12. The Americans with Disabilities Act Need opportunities to learn how to listen and speak. Provide activities that encourage communication and language development. Can develop important language skills with practice. Art and block play offer opportunities for satisfying play without demands on language or communication.

13. Work Cited http://www.betterhearing.org/hearing_loss/ hearing_loss_simulator/index.cfmhttp://www.betterhearing.org/hearing_loss/ hearing_loss_simulator/index.cfm http://www.hearingaidhelp.com/hearing- loss-levels.htmlhttp://www.hearingaidhelp.com/hearing- loss-levels.html http://www.digitalhearingcare.org