Teachers

Preparing for School-Entry

Teachers_PreparingforSchoolEntry 2011 0817.jpgThis section includes information on how to prepare your classroom and yourself for teaching a child with a cochlear implant.

Mini-course 1:
How hearing works
This mini-course describes how sound travels and how hearing works in a typical hearing ear.

Mini-course 2: What is a cochlear implant?
This mini-course describes what a cochlear implant is and how it is used. It includes the following information sheets:
Mini-course 3: Working as part of a team
This mini-course describes how to come together as a team with the parents and other professionals to support the child with a cochlear implant.

Mini-course 4: Teaching a child with a cochlear implant
This mini-course describes teaching, classroom management, and listening support strategies to support a child with a cochlear implant in your classroom. It includes the following information sheets:
  • Information Sheet: FM systems - which describes the differences between sound field and personal FM systems and how each works to help a child with a cochlear implant hear more clearly
  • Information Sheet: Working with an interpreter - which explains what you should expect if the child with the cochlear implant in your classroom needs an interpreter
Mini-course 5: Arranging your classroom for a student with a cochlear implant
This mini-course describes methods to arrange your classroom space to best support the student with a cochlear implant.