Student Name: Bobby Brown

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DOB: 04.05.2010

Communication!
Moderate!unilateral!sensorineural!hearing!
impairment!(left!ear)H!difficulty!hearing!
sounds!on!the!left!side!
Difficulty!identifying!where!sounds!are!
coming!from!(localising!sounds)!
Difficulty!separating!speech!from!background!
noise!
Low!phonemic!awareness!
Gets!distracted!if!he!cannot!hear!properly!
and!loses!interest!
Uses!visual!cues!and!gestures!to!
communicate!!
Often!misses!some!or!all!of!what!is!being!said!
Unable!to!identify!who!is!talking!to!him!or!
when!he!is!being!spoken!to!
Difficulty!hearing!faint!or!distant!speech,!
especially!on!left!side!!
Slow!to!recognise!who!is!speaking!to!him!!
Teacher!to!also!use!visual!cues!and!gestures!
Teacher!needs!to!be!conscious!of!direction!
normal!hearing!ear!is!facing!!
Teacher!to!provide!written!instructions!
where!possible!
Teacher!to!check!with!Bobby!individually!for!
understanding!of!instructions!given!to!the!
class!
Teacher!to!get!Bobbys!attention!and!make!
eye!contact!when!talking!directly!to!him!
Teacher!to!look!for!cues!that!Bobby!is!having!
difficulty!understanding!and!to!offer!
additional!assistance!where!necessary!
Encourage!Bobby!to!seek!clarification!when!
necessary!
Ensure!Bobby!is!sitting!close!to!the!
teacher/whiteboard!where!his!view!is!not!
obstructed!
Teacher!should!remain!in!one!area!when!
talking!and!never!speak!with!their!back!to!
Bobby!

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PLANNING MATRIX!
Social!Development!and!Participation!
Has!difficulty!understanding!speech!in!noisy!
situations!e.g.!in!groups,!on!the!playground!
Difficulty!hearing!when!someone!speaks!at!a!
distance!
Appearance!of!misbehaving/ignoring!others!
in!classroom!

Curriculum!Participation!
Favours!kinaesthetic/visual!
learning!
! Low!phonemic!awareness!
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Has!difficulty!making!and!maintaining!friends!
Can!become!isolated!as!peers!find!it!too!
difficult!to!communicate!
Assertive!(leadership!qualities)!
Highly!engaged!in!oneHonHone!conversation!
Low!self!esteem!
Doesnt!understand!playground!rules!!
Favours!independent!play!

Ensure!Bobby!works!in!relatively!small!groups!
with!students!who!work!at!a!similar!pace.!
Teacher!or!LST!to!assist!whenever!possible.!
Explicitly!teach!social!skills!through!role!plays,!
picture!books!
Create!a!safe,!inclusive!and!supportive!
environment!
Involve!Bobby!during!whole!class!discussions!
by!teaching!other!students!how!to!use!the!
FM!system!properly!!
Be!flexible!with!the!seating!arrangement!for!
certain!activities.!
Dont!restrict!Bobby!to!a!single!seat!or!
location!as!this!will!isolate!him!further!from!
his!peers.!Encourage!Bobby!to!choose!his!
own!seat!in!a!good!listening!position.!!
Create!a!buddy!system,!where!peers!can!
swap!notes!and!fill!in!directions!or!discussion!
when!missed.!This!could!be!a!whole!class!
initiative!rather!than!exclusively!target!to!
Bobby.!

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Excels!in!activities!that!
involve!concrete!materials!
Below!reading!and!spelling!
levels!for!age!
Difficulty!pronouncing!
certain!phonemes!
Favours!independent!and!
small!group!work!to!whole!
class!activities!
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Implement!a!visual!
timetable!
Modify!assessment!to!
allow!Bobby!to!use!
manipulatives!to!cater!for!
his!learning!style!
Teacher!to!also!use!visual!
cues!and!gestures!
When!reading!aloud,!the!
teacher!should!avoid!
having!the!book!cover!
their!face!
Teacher!to!explicitly!teach!
phonemes!Bobby!struggles!
with!and!tailor!sightHwords!
list!to!include!these!

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Behaviours!
Selective!hearing!
Fatigue!caused!by!effort!it!takes!to!hear!
Appearance!of!misbehaving!or!ignoring!
instructions!in!classroom!
Difficulty!identifying!where!sounds!are!
coming!from!(localising!sounds)!
Gets!frustrated!easily!
Often!misses!some!or!all!of!what!is!said,!
resorts!to!copying!or!imitating!his!peers!!
Discrepancies!in!speech!understanding!
in!quiet!or!noisy!environments.!May!
purposefully!choose!to!ignore!what!is!
being!said!to!him!
Easily!distracted!!
Creates!safety!concerns!for!PE!and!more!
generally!in!and!around!the!school!
Teacher!to!explicitly!teach!safety!within!
school!grounds!!looking!for!vehicles!etc!
In!PE,!encourage!other!students!to!get!
Bobbys!attention!before!passing!to!him!
Teacher!and!student!to!have!agreed!
upon!signal!for!when!Bobby!needs!to!
leave!the!classroom/take!a!break!and!a!
designated!area!for!him!to!go!
Determine!signals!to!indicate!whether!
Bobbys!hearing!aid/FM!system!is!
working!correctly!and!ensure!he!is!
wearing!it!at!all!times!
Decrease!background!noise!to!reduce!
fatigue.!Turn!off!music,!air!conditioning,!
computers,!projectors!and!the!like!when!
not!in!use,!keep!doors!and!windows!
closed!and!place!rubber!tips!or!tennis!
balls!on!chair!legs.!!!
Minimise!noise!levels!in!the!classroom!
(other!students!speaking)!whenever!
possible!

Adapted!from:!Burgess,!J.!(2016).!Example(Planning(Matrix.!!
Characteristics!and!Implications!adapted!from:!!Australian!Hearing.!(2014).!Tips(for(Teachers.!Retrieved!30!April!2016!from!https://www.hearing.com.au/tipsHteachers/!!