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Our Hearing Services department provides support for students who are deaf or hard of hearing at both our elementary and secondary levels. We enhance and improve a student's access to school curriculum in an inclusive environment through auditory means when possible.
Services provided
Our Itinerant teachers provide regular direct service through classroom visits, resource withdrawal and/or monitoring as needed. We provide school staff with support so they better understand the impact of hearing loss. This may include:
- information sessions;
- classroom strategies;
- workshops;
- assisting with classroom amplification and assistive technology;
- programming; and
- assistance with the Individual Education Plan.
Students who are deaf or hard of hearing may also receive support by a consulting Educational Audiologist.
Students may be considered for a placement at Provincial Schools if American Sign Language is the main mode of communication.
Our goal
Our department's goal is to enhance the following skills for students:
- academics;
- articulation;
- auditory management;
- communication strategies;
- language;
- listening;
- self-advocacy;
- self-esteem;
- social skills; and
- Vocabulary.
Identification
The needs of a student with a hearing loss are identified through:
- an audiogram from the student's audiologist;
- information from parent(s) or guardians(s) and appropriate school staff;
- information or reports from other external sources (e.g. Infant Hearing Program, provincial schools, or outside audiological clinics.)
Auditory-verbal training and mentorship
In collaboration with VOICE, we offer an auditory-verbal training and mentorship program to develop the skills of Hearing Services Teachers in the area of auditory-verbal development. Upon competition of the training program, the Auditory-Verbal educator will provide enhanced services to the deaf and hard of hearing students who are learning to listen and speak. This curriculum based program ensures that our deaf and hard of hearing students learn to communicate using an auditory-verbal approach and can continue to access this intervention service while in our board.
Contact us
For more information, call your child's principal or our Student Services department at 905-576-6150 ext. 22279.