According to IDEA deafness is “a hearing impairment that is so severe that the child is impaired in processing linguistic information through hearing, with or without amplification that adversely affects a child’s education performance.” It is easy to assume that deaf students learn in the same way as hearing students do (save for the fact that they cannot hear) but the truth is that deaf students do not. There is a difference in how deaf students process their information, and it is important to be able to address those needs in the classroom. The Deaf Technological Education Center for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students, or simply “DefTEC’ has online resources specifically designed for instructors and staff to help students who are hard of hearing succeed in the classroom. These resources include but are not limited to: a breakdown of common challenges and basic strategies, teaching tools, student perspectives, subject-based resources, and even professions for students to look into. In addition, there is a plethora of information and resources offered for everyday teachings strategies, support services, communication scaffolding, and environment set up.
https://www.deaftec.org/classact |