Classroom Strategies

Relevant for Classroom Teachers and Education Support Officers
Presenters - Cora Barclay Centre Teachers of the Deaf

Having a student with a hearing impairment has its challenges. This seminar is designed to inform and assist teachers in the classroom to maximise learning outcomes.

Training Aims
To inform participants about :

• Hearing loss and how it impacts on a student’s communication, academic and social skills.
• The assistive equipment used by students with a hearing impairment.
• Strategies to assist and maximise the learning of students with hearing impairment in the classroom.

Content 
• Anatomy and physiology of the ear
• Types of hearing loss
• Hearing loss and how it impacts on:
        Communication, language and speech
        Academic development
        Social skills development
• Audiograms
• Hearing aids, Cochlear Implants and FM systems and how they work
• Practical teaching tips and strategies 

Learning Outcomes
• Awareness of how the ear works
• The different types of hearing loss
• Implications of deafness
• Understanding of student audiograms
• Problems with hearing aids, Cochlear Implants and FM systems and troubleshooting
• Strategies for assisting the student
• Strategies to optimise listening conditions
• Strategies to improve classroom acoustics
• Safety issues

Cost $150 GST inc (Please bring your lunch. Morning tea will be provided.)