TRAINING PROGRAM “EDUCATION CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS: LIP- READING SKILL” AT THE SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN DAK LAK
Ms Duong Phuong Hanh – the director of The Center for Research and Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CED) was invited to teach “Education Children With Hearing Loss: Lip-reading Skill” for 35 teachers and 15 parents of The Support and Development Center for Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities in Dak Lak and 2 others of Support and Development Center for Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities in Dak Nong within 2 days Oct 11th and 12th at Dak Lak Center.
The content of the training was about teaching children the skill in Lip-reading and how to integrate it into the subjects such as Math, Spelling, Literature, Writing… to get the best result. Besides, Ms Duong Phuong Hanh shared her experiences to teachers and parents about understanding hearing impaired children’s the physical and emotional changes of puberty.
All teachers and parents of 2 provinces expressed their care how to guide their children and improve their teaching method to give the children a good transmission. Many questions were made around the matters such as how to help them adjust their voice, how to correct pronunciation, which method that teachers should use to apply in the class having students with many different levels for spelling subject, how children with hearing loss can learn writing… and others relating the physical and emotional changes of puberty.
At the same time, Ms Duong Phuong Hanh, the representative of The Center of Research and Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CED) collaborated with Quang Duc Hearing Services Company to take hearing tests for 123 students with hearing loss who study at Support and Development Center for Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities in Dak Lak and Dak Nong. The testing was done at the Dak Lak Center and the group of Dak Nong came here to do together.
Through the test, there was a number showing most of children with hearing loss here are profound deaf and poor, they never have a hearing test and no hearing aids to use.
- 20% (in total 109 children) students in Dak Lak who having hearing aids but not suitable (weak capacity, damaged), the left doesn’t have.
- 100% (14 children) students in Dak Nong are poor and can not afford hearing aids.
Although, the teachers of Dak Lak and Dak Nong Center are very active and enthusiastic but without hearing aids for students make the situation become difficult and it’s hard to give the students the best transmission. CED are trying to associate with Dak Lak and Dak Nong Centers to find solution to have proper hearing aids for all students.
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