Mini-Course: After School-Entry
8 - Social Integration of a Child with a Cochlear Implant
Encourage peer acceptance
Young children are typically curious and accepting, which are characteristics that you can use to maximize the social acceptance of the child with a cochlear implant.Your students may be curious and have questions about their classmate with a cochlear implant, such as:
- Why does he wear that thing on his head?
- What does it do?
- Why does she always get to sit next to the teacher?
- Why doesn't she always answer when I call her name?
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