The Cochlear Implant School Toolkit

Teachers

Challenging Situations

This section includes information on potential hearing, language, social, and physical challenges a child with a cochlear implant may experience in the classroom.

Mini-course 6: Hearing and language challenges facing children with cochlear implants in mainstream classrooms
This mini-course describes hearing and language challenges a student with a cochlear implant might experience. It includes the following information sheet:

• Information Sheet: Establishing a buddy system in the classroom - which explains the benefits of pairing the student with the cochlear implant, or all of your students, with a buddy

Mini-course 7: Social and physical challenges facing children with cochlear implants in mainstream classrooms
This mini-course describes social and physical challenges a student with a cochlear implant might experience. It includes the following information sheet:

• 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