Educators' Resource Guide:

Supporting Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Educator's Resource Guide: Supporting Students Who Are Deaf and/or Hard of Hearing

The documents and specific sections are available for download as PDF Adobe Icon files.

Full Document (3.78 MB)

Deaf and/or Hard of Hearing Toolkit: Guide to Resources (504 KB)

Specific sections of the full document:

Introductory pages

Hearing Loss

  • Hearing (558 KB)
    • Sound
    • The Ear
    • Audiology
    • Audiogram
  • Hearing Loss (329 KB)
    • Types of Hearing Loss
    • Degree of Hearing Loss
    • Deaf/Hard of Hearing/Deafened
    • Effects of hearing loss on speech and Language
  • Amplification (493 KB)
    • Hearing aids
    • Cochlear Implants
    • Bone Anchored Hearing Aids, BAHA
    • FM System
    • Classroom Soundfield
    • Listen Checks
    • Acoustics in the Classroom

Identity

  • Identity (735 KB)
    • Types of Identity
    • Deaf Culture
    • Self-Esteem
    • Self-Advocacy

Communication

  • Communication (1 MB)
    • Language
    • Communication continuum
    • Language & Learning
    • Development of Communication Skills
    • Language Knowledge & Skills for the Classroom

Education

  • Education (3.7 MB)
    • Creating a DHH Friendly Environment
    • Assessment
    • Student-Specific Planning
    • Literacy Skills
    • Students using ASL
    • Unilateral loss in the classroom
    • Mild loss in the classroom
    • Moderate loss in the classroom
    • Severe/profound loss in the classroom

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