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Unit 12: Speech and Hearing Impaired: Preventions and Teaching Strategies

• To develop oral communication and language skills among hearing impaired language Notes
experience training should be in corporate as a regular feature in the school emphasizing all
the aspect of language competence, comprehension and skills of communication role playing,
action illustration cards, pictures, drills picture, word dictionaries phonics are to be used.
• Written comprehension and expression can be enhanced by waiting simple sentences on a
topic and presenting them in a crumbled order.
• Speech therapy has been recommended for reinforcing speed and sound patterns, training of
use of abacus, plastic chips, and coins and other small objects, value boxes, number lines should
be used for mathematical ability.
• Above all the role of teacher is very important by different technique he should be make able to
teach as well as take care of them.

12.8 Keywords

• Ligament : Strong band of tissue in the body.
• Pediatrician : A doctor who studies and treats the diseases of children.
• Optimize : To make something as good as it can be to use something in the best possible.
• Exposure : The state of being in a place or situation where there is no protection from
something harmful or unpleasant.

12.9 Review Questions

1. How can we prevent hearing impairment. give any two methods?
2. What are the main causes of hearing impairment?
3. Describe the role of teacher for hearing impaired children.
4. What are teaching strategies for speech impaired childrens.
5. Give the role of special school for speech impaired children.
Answer: Self Assessment
1. (i) deafing, hearing (ii) speech therapist
(iii) hearing abilities (iv) speech impairment
(v) sensitive
2. (i) False (ii) True (iii) True (iv) False
(v) True
3. (i) (b) (ii) (a) (iii) (c) (iv) (b)

12.10 Further Readings

1. Special Education : Laura Rothstein; Scott F.Johnson; Sage Publisher, Inc.
2. Special Education: Daniel P. Hallahan, James M. Kauffman, Paige C. Pullen; Pearson
Education, Inc.
3. ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children Reston VA: Visually
handicapped: Requires special educational provisions because of ... as lighting, use of
optical aids and devices, tasks, and personal characteristics.

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