Introduction

Hearing Impairments

Otitis Media

Technology

Interpreter

Sign Language

Tips

What If...?

TTY/TDD/Relay

Discussion and Web Safari Links

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Children's Hearing Booklet

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What Do You Hear? Lesson Plan

Read through the booklet with the students. Below are additional ideas to supplement it. What Do You Hear booklet in pdf. The booklet is designed to be printed on both sides. The cover page has nothing printed on the back side. Page 3/14 goes on the back of page 4/13. Page5/12 goes on the back of 6/11. Page 7/10 goes on the back of 8/9.

The Ear

If you have computer access in the classroom or a computer lab you can show the kids how the ear works at NIDCD or Hearing Center Online.

Hearing Aids

If you have a student with a hearing loss in your class that wears hearing aids, maybe they would like to show the class their aids.

The Audiogram

After reading through this you may like to listen to simulated hearing losses at Hearing Center Online.

Lipreading

Help the students make the letter sounds. Point out how the sounds are different in each line but the mouth and tongue movements are the same so it would be difficult to tell the difference.

Next give the lipreading test. Tell the children to look at each word in the line so they know the choices. Then tell them to watch your mouth carefully. Mouth (normal not exaggerated movements) one word in each line and have the children circle their answer. Then check the answers and see how well they did. Most should do well since the words were chosen to look different in each line.

Sign Language

Help the children sign the alphabet and spell their names. After that they can try some of the signs. If you want to see live video of some signs go to the ASL Browser. The kids might also enjoy reading the books Koko's Story and Koko's Kitten. Koko is the gorilla that learned sign language. There is also a website, Koko.org where you can see video of Koko signing. As an extra bonus you can get a teaching packet by email.

Additional lesson plans can be found at NIDCD

Last of all HAVE FUN!!!