Special Education - Hearing Impairment

Curriculum Design and Instruction to Teach

Special Education: Hearing Impairment:



Author: Charles Hayes:



Special Features Include:

Phases for Conducting a Needs Assessment:
Curriculum Design Supplement:
Curriculum Design Plan:
Curriculum Design Goals:
Curriculum Design Objectives:
Instructional Goals:
Instruction Objectives:
Instruction Activities:
Instruction Evaluation Techniques:
Lesson Plans:
Standard Vocabulary:
Curriculum Design Supplement:
A Limited Glimpse:


Topics Include:


* Introduction:

I. Definition and Classification:

II. Prevalence:

III. Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear:

A. The Outer Ear:

B. The Middle Ear:

C. The Inner Ear:

IV. Measurement of Hearing Ability:

A. Pure-Tone Audiometry:

B. Speech Audiometry:

C. Tests for Young and Hard to Test Children:

D. School Screening:

V. Causes:

A. Conductive, Sensorineural, and Mixed

Impairments:

B. Impairments of the Outer Ear:

C. Impairments of the Middle Ear:

D. Impairments of the Inner Ear:

VI. Psychological and Behavioral Characteristics:

A. English Language and Speech Development:

B. Intellectual Ability:

C. Academic Achievement:

D. Social Adjustment:

1. Issues in Special Education: Media's Portrayal

of Persons with Hearing Impairment:

VII. Educational Considerations:

A. Oral Techniques: Auditory Training and

Speechreading:

B. Total Communication:

C. The Controversy Over Using ASL in the

Classroom:

D. Service Delivery Models:

F. Technological Advances:

VIII. Early Intervention:

1. In Their Own Words: Lou Ann Walker:

IX. Transition:

2. Suggestions for Teaching Students with Hearing

Impairment in General Education Classrooms:

Written by E. Jane Nowacek:

A. What to Look for in School:

B. How to Gather Information:

C. Teaching Techniques to Try:

D. Helpful Resources:

X. Summary:

* REFERENCES:

* PAPERBACK:

* 150 PAGES: