Transcript Hearing Services Resource Team

Hearing Services
Building Inclusive Catholic Classrooms
Program Department
Revised July 2010
“I will teach them to listen to God’s Voice; for it is everywhere.”
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Education for All
The LDCSB welcomes all students and
will provide them with the quality
education they deserve;
Mission Of the LDCSB:
To serve the Catholic student in a community that
nurtures a living faith and provides a quality Catholic
education that enables the individual to become a
contributing member of the Church and society.
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Hearing Services Resource Team
Who Are We?
Teachers of the Deaf
 Consulting Audiologist
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Who Do We Serve?
Students who are deaf or hard of
hearing
 Students who have Auditory Processing
Disorder
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Hearing Services
Goal
To provide specialized support to
successfully include students who are
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Ministry Definition of Deaf and Hard of Hearing
“Those students with an impairment
characterized by deficits in language and
speech development because of diminished
or non-existent auditory response to
sound”
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Degrees of Hearing Loss
Without amplification, may
hear loud sounds or may Profound
not be aware of any sound
Severe Loss
Mild Loss
Difficulty hearing
faint or distant
speech or
conversation in a
noisy setting
Mild
Moderate
Severe
Profound
Without amplification,
only able to hear a
loud voice if in very
close proximity to the
speaker. Only aware
of loud environmental
sounds
Without amplification,
only able to understand
Moderate Loss conversation in a quite
setting within a metre of
the speaker
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Referral Process
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Assessment by an Audiologist*
Assessment forwarded to the
Principal and SPST
School team consults with Hearing
Services team and provides the
audiology assessment
*The Audiologist may recommend: personal hearing aids,
personal hearing aids with classroom amplification or
classroom amplification only
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Referral Process
Continued
SPST will complete a “Request for
Hearing Services” form
 Parents are asked to complete
“Permission for Educational
Audiology Consultation” form
 All documentation is
forwarded to the
Teacher of the Deaf
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Service Provided by the Teachers of
the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
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Consultation with SPST and classroom
teacher to explain:
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the audiological assessment and the implications
for language learning
modifications and strategies for teaching and
learning
Staff training for the use of specialized
equipment
Monitor student progress
through direct or indirect
service
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Service Provided by the Teachers of
the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Continued
Maintain, order, inventory and house
equipment and accessories
 Liaise with parents, school
staff and community agencies
 Provide in-service
and Professional Development
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Audiology Consultant
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Support the Board’s Hearing Services
Resource team members by:
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Audiology consultation with regard to:
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Consultation re: student needs
Equipment and trouble shooting
Equipment fitting and assignment
Recommendations from physicians and/or
audiologists
Attendance at team meetings or IPRC upon request
Liaise with parents, school staff and other
professionals
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Listen to what God is saying…….
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