Unit 10 Hearing or Visual Impairments Flashcards
Academic- reading most affected
Age of onset affects how student is affected
Postlingual hearing loss results in better speech, reading, and writing skills than prelingual
Students with Hearing Impairments
hearing loss-before language is developed
Prelingual
hearing loss after language is developed
Post lingual
two languages (American sign & English) Bicultural two cultures (deaf and hearing culture)
Bilingual-bicultural approach
Multiple communication techniques are used
American sign, signed English, finger spelling, speechreading- any combo is used
Total Communication
Emphasizes any hearing the student has (auditory) and developing spoken English (oral)
Auditory-oral approach
Administer and interpret hearing assesments
Audiologist
Interpreters communicate to the student anything that is said in class, through sign language, fingerspelling, body language, verbal expression
Interpreter
Use clear enunciation, slightly slower speech, and expression. Work with students who have residual hearing or cochlear implants
Oral Interpreter
Hearing aides Closed captioning FM System Alerting Devices Cochlear Implant
Assistive Tech Hearing Impairements
Visual Acuity
Snellen Chart
Eye chart used to screen student’s acuity
Clinical Low Vision Eval
Can the student benefit from other optical or non optical vision devices
Functional Vision Eval
How well the student uses vision to complete tasks
Assessments for visual impairments
supplements the core curriculum with services specific to the disability
Instruction Visual Impairments
Braille Talking calculator Screen readers, magnifiers Global Positioning Systems Braille or large print readers Text to speech
Tech for visual impairments
