2024 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 17-19, 2024 • Denver, CO
| What I Want My Teacher To Know About My Hearing Loss
What I Want My Teacher To Know About My Hearing Loss
Most parents want their child to be successful and independent in an inclusive setting with peers. When a child has a hearing loss, regardless of the degree, it is vital to consider what additional support may help them be more successful in school. In addition to services outlined in a child’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP), Curle et al. (2017), found two main factors that can result in a positive transition for students coming from a preschool program to a mainstreamed kindergarten classroom: communication & relationships between parents and teachers from the future schools. These factors promote a feeling of teamwork and help the transition process to run more smoothly.
An information flipbook has been created by the author to help a teacher quickly reference information on hearing loss in a classroom setting. This could be customized and assembled by a child’s parents, and then studied together by parents and teachers when transitioning to a new program or classroom. The booklet pages would include information on a specific child and his or her devices, an overview on hearing loss, general dos and don’ts, accommodations, and technology help. Having an easy-to-use resource like this available to teachers helps to create a healthy listening environment and parent-teacher collaboration to launch a successful school year for a child with hearing loss.
Curle, D., Jamieson, J., Poon, B.T., Buchanan, M., Norman, N., & Zaidman-Zait, A. (2017). Working together: Communication between stakeholders during the transition from early intervention to school for children who are Deaf or hard of hearing. Exceptionality Education International, 17(2), 54-71.
- Participants will discuss a tool to help parents feel more proactive and prepared for a new school year.
- Participants will identify how to facilitate communication between parents and teachers in a new classroom.
- Participants will empower teachers with a tool to remind them of the unique needs of their student with a hearing loss.
Presentation:
3353554_15029JamiePearce.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
Nicole Jacobson
(Co-Presenter,Co-Author), Sound Beginnings at Utah State University, nicole.jacobson@usu.edu;
Nicole Jacobson is the Director of Sound Beginnings at Utah State University. She is also a clinical supervisor for students enrolled in the Listening and Spoken Language Graduate Studies program at Utah State University. She has experience both as a speech-language pathologist and as a special educator and is certified as a listening and spoken language specialist, auditory-verbal educator.
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Jamie Pearce
(Primary Presenter,Author), Utah State University, kni04005@gmail.com;
Jamie Pearce is a teacher of the Deaf for Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood/Special Education, and one in Communicative Sciences and Disorders. She is currently a graduate student in the Listening and Spoken Language Deaf Education program at Utah State University. She has worked as a special educator with personal interests in establishing strong home-to-school collaborations and empowering students to obtain their highest personal potential.
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