Hearing and Visual Impairments 1 Grand Canyon University Robert Tate April 1‚ 2014 Instructor- Kendra Williamson-Henriques Hearing and Visual Impairments 2 Visual Impairments Understanding the struggles that hearing and visual impaired people go through has to be a tough challenge
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Abstract This paper was written to describe the impact of visual and hearing impairments on student’s academic achievement to teachers and other educators. Having knowledge of these impairments allows the teacher to better serve students with these impairments in the classroom. Hearing and Visual Impairments Hearing and visual impairments have a major impact on a person’s development and academic achievement. Hearing and seeing are critical to speech and language development‚ communication‚
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According to the article‚ there are very few tests that are valid to use with students with sensory disabilities which can result in both over- and under- estimates of the students’ progress and potential. Students who have a hearing or visual impairment develop differently than their peers throughout the school years and thus experience learning in a different manner than the rest of the student population. The difference in learning these students experience and the difficulties it causes
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INTRODUCTION Throughout history‚ people with disabilities and learning difficulties have been regarded as a manifestation of God’s punishment for sins. They were usually mocked and excluded from the community and they sought out and depended for care and refuge from religious societies (Jordan et al‚ 2008). According to Eskay et al (2012)‚ in the African society‚ culture tends to play a role in how people with disabilities are perceived. They went on to outline some of the reasons associated with
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studies related to visual impairment in general – the assistances‚ services‚ and interventions recommended for visually impaired. This chapter will also contain various facts about Resources for the Blind Inc.‚ Manila‚ particularly its services offered for the blind people. The research will focus on the features of Resources of the Blind Inc.‚ Manila‚ specifically the institution’s operation proper‚ and several assistances and services extended for persons with visual impairment. The study will analyze
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University Abstract The purpose of this study was to research successful strategies for teaching music to mainstreamed students who are visually impaired. The way visually impaired students learn classify them into one of three learning groups; visual learners who learn by sight‚ tactile learners who learn from touch and auditory learners who learn by hearing. Strategies for each learning style are provided as well as domain specific accommodations and modifications for instrumental‚ vocal and
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to developments at different ages. The study identifies a group of visual impaired children with emotional or behavioral deficits that is compared to their development with visually impaired children with no emotional or behavioral detect as related to age. The author hypothesizes there will be a significant delay in social and language development and less significant delay in fine and gross motor function of children who are visual impaired and have emotional or behavioral deficits. Method Between
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Question no 24. Identify and give brief explanation on the common disability and impairments that may affect learning ability of a child. Disability is defined as lack of adequate power‚ strength‚ physical or mental ability. It can as well be elaborated as physically or mentally handicapped‚ especially one that prevents a person from living a full‚ normal life or from holding a gainful activity. Impairment is any abnormality of partial or complete loss of‚ or loss of the function of
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communication and a markedly restricted repertoire of activity and interests. 2. Asperger syndrome- a persuasive developmental disorder with severe and sustained impairments and social interaction and the development of restricted‚ repetitive patterns of behavior‚ interests‚ and activities. Disorder causes clinically significant impairments in other important areas of functioning. 3. Speech- the expression of language via sounds; the oral modality of language. 4. Language- a code used to communicate
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Visual Impairments in the Classroom PSY 333 – Psychology of Exceptional Children Phil Cooper 2110744 Katy Potvin My initial thoughts concerning teaching children with a visual impairment or children who are blind was that it would be a huge challenge. How could I insure their safety in the classroom‚ the school‚ or on the playground? How would I deliver lessons in a way to maximize their learning potential? How would I assess and evaluate their progress? Through reading‚ research and class
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