CID In-Service
Training for Mainstream Schools
with Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
PROFESSIONAL MODULES 1 and 2
for administrators, teachers, speech-language
pathologists,
educators of the deaf and other school staff *
1. 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.
2. Paving the Way: Working with a
Student Who Is Deaf or Hard of Hearing in a General Education Setting
One hour
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.”
PROFESSIONAL MODULES 3 and 4
for SLPs and resource room teachers working with a child who is deaf or hard
of hearing (or a child with normal hearing who
has a speech delay)
3. Speech Development in Children Who
Are Deaf and
Hard of Hearing: A Look at the CID Speech Skills Worksheet
One hour
Students who are deaf or hard of hearing do not always develop speech the way children with normal hearing do. This in-service will provide an overview of speech development in children who are deaf and hard of hearing as well as give professionals an in-depth look at how to use the CID Speech Skills Worksheet.
Topics include an
overview of speech development for children who are deaf and hard of
hearing; a description of the speech skills worksheet including what it
is, who can use it and how to use it; and the benefits of using the Speech
Skills Worksheet for identifying present speech levels, setting speech
goals, and tracking speech progress.
4. Tracking Grammatical Development: A Look at the TAGS (Teacher Assessment of Grammatical Structures) One hour
Children with language delays often need intensive and specific language instruction focusing on the grammatical structures of spoken language. This in-service module will provide speech-language pathologists and resource room teachers with a tool for supporting that instruction.
Topics include an overview of the development of grammatical skills in children; a description of the TAGS including what it is, who can use it and how to use it; and the benefits of using the TAGS for identifying present language levels, setting language goals and tracking language progress.
STUDENT MODULE
5. My Classmate Is Deaf
One
hour
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.
CID IN-SERVICE FEES
Two-hour module: $300*
One-hour module alone: $200*
One-hour module paired with any other module: $150*
Two one-hour modules: $300*
*plus travel and expenses
For more information, contact CID executive director Robin Feder, rfeder@cid.edu, 314.977.0223.
* Modules 1 and 2 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.
Modules 1 and 2 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.
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