CID In-Service Training for Mainstream Schools
with Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Modules for Professionals and Students

PROFESSIONAL MODULES
for administrators, teachers, speech-language pathologists, educators of the deaf and other school staff  
 

Can You Hear Me Now?
An Orientation to Hearing Loss in Children

Two hours

The first step to facilitating a successful mainstream experience is understanding how hearing loss affects a child. This in-service module provides a basic foundation for general educators and other school staff. It is designed to give them what they need to know about hearing loss when working or communicating with a student who is deaf or hard of hearing.

Topics include how we hear, understanding an audiogram, the impact of hearing impairment on children, understanding how  hearing aids and cochlear implants work and conversing with a student who is hearing-impaired. Ample time will be given to answering staff members’ questions.

We recommend pairing this module with “Paving the Way” when possible.

Paving the Way: Working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in a General Education Setting

Two hours

Do you have a student with hearing loss in your classroom? Don’t panic! This in-service module will provide successful and practical teaching strategies for the student’s educational team to increase opportunities for the student to learn and achieve.

Topics include recommendations for classroom accommodations and/or program modifications, social implications and pragmatics, roles of various professionals and strategies for addressing academic difficulties.

This module pairs well with “Can You Hear Me Now? An Orientation to Hearing Loss in Children.”              
 

We’re All Friends: Promoting a Healthy Social Experience
for a Student Who Is Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Two hours, available fall 2008

Students with hearing impairment sometimes feel isolated in classes with their hearing peers. This in-service module addresses how professionals can help these children feel socially accepted. It features a video of deaf students sharing their experiences in the mainstream.

Topics include the challenges of entering the mainstream, building new friendships and helping deaf and hard of hearing students acquire self-advocacy skills.

CID IN-SERVICE FEES

One two-hour module: $300 plus travel and expenses

Two two-hour modules: $500 plus travel and expenses

Add "My Classmate Is Deaf" to a professional module: $150

For more information, contact CID executive director Robin Feder, rfeder@cid.edu, 314.977.0223.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: CID professional
in-service modules are appropriate for any school staff member who might have contact with a student who is deaf or hard of hearing.

This could include principals, teachers, teacher aides, resource teachers (PE, music, art), specialists (speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, school counselors, etc.), and office staff.

"Can You Hear Me Now?" and "Paving the Way" are particularly beneficial for school administrators who wish to learn why  certain accommodations are necessary for deaf and hard of hearing students and how providing those accommodations early can save a school money in the long run.

STUDENT MODULES

For hearing students:

My Classmate Is Deaf

One hour, available only
as an add-on to another module

It is important for hearing children to learn ways to interact with a peer with a hearing impairment.

Topics include how we hear, what it sounds like when someone has a hearing impairment, how hearing aids and cochlear implants work and how students will be able to interact and help one another. Ample time will be given to answering the students' questions.

For students with hearing loss
and their families:

My School Life

Two hours

Going to school with hearing peers presents heightened challenges for students who are deaf and hard of hearing. This 2-hour module is designed to help kids begin to identify and work through the issues they face.

A featured video of other deaf students sharing their experiences in the mainstream will be followed by a robust discussion of your students' questions and concerns. Parents will gain valuable insight into some of their children's daily challenges.