Ensure hearing impaired pupils are seated so they can see and hear clearly.
Remember, the child cannot look at a picture, book or whiteboard and your face at the same time.
In a group situation, help the child to follow a conversation by indicating who is speaking or repeating group contributions.
Facilitate the child’s understanding by ‘tuning them in’ to a topic with a lead in sentence, e.g. “I’m
talking about…”
Supplement your spoken language with visual materials, gesture, and facial expression.
Regularly check a child’s understanding by eliciting information, rather than yes/no responses or repetition.
Be aware of the language level you are using – don’t over simplify, use repetition / rephrasing to ensure information is understood.
Keep background noise to a minimum.
For secondary aged pupils:
Ensure hearing impaired pupils are seated so they can see and hear clearly. Please bear this in mind when making seating plans.
Remember, the pupil cannot look at a picture, book or whiteboard and your face at the same time.
When using DVDs remember hearing impaired pupils will struggle to take notes as every time they look down they miss information that hearing pupils can listen to.
In a group situation, help the pupil to follow a conversation by indicating who is speaking – repeat important information.
Regularly check a pupil understands by eliciting information, rather than yes/no responses or repetition.
Do not assume that a pupil has a certain knowledge and vocabulary – check what they know first.
Be aware of the language level you are using – do not over simplify, use repetition / rephrasing to ensure information is understood.
