Adjustments for students with hearing impairments

• Provide student/s with a • Use written instructions

‘Buddy’ who can assist
• Modelled sounds with body to
them in completing
express the pitch, tone etc of a
some tasks
• Ask for visual
sound (Stand on tip toes when
observations rather pitch is high, jump on the group to
than heard observations implement a loud BANG!)
• Vibrations can be seen • Encourage the student/s to
and felt so assess their express what they can hear
abilities to observe or
acknowledge the
vibrations using these • Find out what the student can
senses instead hear, and plan lessons or
modifications around their
• Encourage the abilities
student/s to express • Encourage student/s to reflect
what they think their
on what they could/couldn’t hear
classmates can hear
and why
based upon their
visual observations • Encourage discussions around
• When making the who can and cannot hear and
Kazoo, try using why
cellophane instead of
baking paper as it may • Educator should where hearing aid
create more of a microphone or any other type of
vibration, making it speaker system that may assist the
easier for the student/s
student/s to feel • Encourage the students to switch
• Encourage student/s on/off their hearing aids to see what
to predict the results, assists their participation during the
instead of counting on activities
their observations • Reduce the amount of outside and
third party noise during sound-based
alone
activities