Fact of the Day
Classroom accommodations for
deaf and hard of hearing students
Did you know that deaf and hard of hearing children need accommodations in the classroom to be a successful learner? All children are different and their needs are unique and specific to them. Here is a general list of some possible accommodations:
- Hearing Assistive Technology System (HATS) such as a sound field or a personal frequency modulation (FM). Both help to eliminate the effects of distance, background noise, and reverberation for the student.
- Acoustic panels in their classroom and other rooms they might be in while at school such as the art room or health room.
- Chair glides on the bottoms of all chairs in the classroom and surrounding classrooms, especially if there is a classroom above, to help minimize and absorb noise.
- Preferential seating near point of instruction and away from blowers or door to the hallway.
- Pre-teach and post-teach new vocabulary and concepts.
- Offer listening breaks throughout the day as the student may experience auditory fatigue.
- Teachers and staff speaking with a moderate speed and natural inflection.
- Provide redirection, repetition, and clarification when needed.
