The Challenge of Hard Hearing Summary

Children with Hard Hearing

1- Why did you choose this particular topic? How do you anticipate using the information you’ve

acquired?

Through Google researching and YouTube We chose the topic for children with hard hearing

(deaf), and this sense is very important for children to learn because they will face many difficulties

to get an education. Teachers should get more knowledge about this disease to help children

learn better. Next, as teachers we will put children with hard hearing with other children that

don’t have a delay to learn, so children with delay will get more knowledge, and we will take care of

them by looking out for them. Also, we will repeat the words many times with hand motions to

understand, so teachers should be patient with children to reach success.

2. Briefly summarize the special need or topic. Include information about cause and most common

characteristics. (Please note: do not make this section too long: approximately one page in length at the

most and do not do a copy and paste from your resources).

There are many cases that lead children to hard hearing such as infectious diseases, rubella, mumps,

both parents deaf from birth, and conditions that prevent a baby during childbirth from inhaling

oxygen. Next, if the child has hard hearing, he or she cannot speak as well because they cannot

understand what the others say, so they will feel stressed or tired trying to hear.

3- With regard to your topic, what are two community services, agencies, supports, therapies, or

interventions are available in San Diego county? (Where can you and/or a child’s parents turn for help?)

You may include both educational and community resources. These should be local resources, so include

address, phone numbers, and location. As additional support, you may additionally provide web sites

and information about national organizations.

1- Deaf community services in San Diego

1545 Hotel Cir S Unit 300 San Diego, CA 92108

Phone number (619)3988-2441

2- Rady Children’s Hospital

3020 Children way San Diego, CA 92123

Phone number: (858)576-1700

3- Sevick School

1609 E Madison AVE, El Cajon, CA 92019

Phone number: (619)588-3146

4- What might a preschool teacher notice in the classroom that might alert him/her that a child might

have this special need? (The “red flags”) In other words, what are some of the symptoms?

characteristics, and/or behaviors you might start to document?

As teachers for young children we should observe the children’s attitude then we can get

information to use the best way to teach. Next, we can know the child is deaf when he or

she has permeant sadness because this child cannot understand others. Second symptoms of a deaf

child is that they feel embarrassed and have anxiety, therefore will be avoiding communication with

others. In addition the teacher should look for a child, who cannot say the symbolic words as well,

so he or she will have the cognitive delay, social, and emotional delay. The low of federal government

put individuals with disabilities Education Act (IDEA) program, so all the teacher should keep looking for

children and write note for each child in class to reveal the child’s condition if he or she has delay to

learn. Also, the teacher can help the children who are deaf to learn better by putting them in IEP

programs to get a better education.

5- What can be done in a preschool setting to successfully include a child with this special need?

Describe how you would modify the room setup, schedule, curriculum, and guidance/interaction with

the teacher? In what ways would you foster social interaction with other children?

As teachers can make same adjustments in the preschool environment to provide appropriate

education services for children with deaf depending on child’s need. Then we could make some

modifications to prepare the classroom for such as schedule, curricula, and social interaction with

the rest of the children, as follows. Second, we will use fixed routine because the child will feel

safe. Next, we can change the plan by explaining, and repeating the words when we talk with

child. In addition, we can explain the stories for child with deaf by showing him or her pictures.

We will use the comfortable chairs. On the other hands, we will make the class more aesthetically,

and we will put the children with deaf with other children then they able to communicate. Also,

we will communicate with children’s parents to get more knowledge about the child with deaf

in order to work together as partnership then children will reach to success.

6- What are the two activities that a preschool teacher could share for all the children, but would really

help a child with this disability? Describe the materials, process for use, and why they are especially

appropriate for children with this disability.

Most children who are deaf have difficulties to learn, so they will lose an education. The hospital can

help these children to able to hear depending on the childe abilities to hear. As teachers we can

help children who are deaf with fine motor skills and gross motor skills by playing with them. Next,

there are many activities can help children cognitive development, physical development, social,

and emotional development such as bubble warp, sliding, jumping, playing with group, singing and

dancing. Children will pop the bubble with their fingers develop fine motor skills, and he or she will

will feel the pop with their fingers, so this activity can helps children to hear and get experience.

Then their cognitive will development. Second activity that we choose is rolling the playdough

with a small group then children will be able to communicate with others by joking and laughing.