Education and Early Childhood Development: Services for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Services for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Hear Education Auditory Resources itinerant teachers provide services to children who are hard of hearing or deaf. Services are provided to infants and preschoolers in their homes or in the community child care centres and to school age children in their neighborhood schools.

Parents of newly identified children with hearing loss receive HEAR support and resources to help their child adjust to using hearing aids, learn to listen and learn to communicate.

HEAR services assist teachers in providing any adaptations required to meet a student's individual needs, supporting inclusionary practices. Schools provide educational programs for school age children who are hard of hearing or deaf with their hearing peers in regular classrooms.

Partnerships among HEAR teachers, parents and educators positively impact educational outcomes for students. Teaching communication strategies, reducing competing background noises, and developing good listening skills so children can participate successfully in regular classrooms boost both academic and social skills.

HEAR mission is to provide a continuum of services supporting children who are hard of hearing or deaf and their families; to collaborate with school personnel to support inclusionary practices through direct service and consultation.

For information contact:

HEAR

Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
3 Brighton Road
Charlottetown, PE C1A 8T6
Phone (902) 368-4638 Fax: (902) 569-7532

This information has been taken from website "Education and Early Childhood Development"
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