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Audiology
and medical support
Your hearing healthcare professionals are responsible that your
child benefits from the latest technology and intervention processes
available. Your audiologist should provide your child with frequent
hearing assessments and necessary adjustments to the hearing aids.
The audiologist should also provide you with the appropriate skills
to operate the hearing aid and provide the necessary information
pertaining to the management of your child’s hearing loss.
Speech
and language training
Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists possess various
techniques and tools in order to train and assist your child in
developing good speech and language. This training may be available
in your child’s school or in a private practice. This professional
should also instruct you as to the appropriate communication practices
in the home and school environments.
School
support
If possible, it is important to choose your child’s school based
on the level of support that school may have in place for students
with hearing impairment. Certain teachers and teacher’s aids may
provide special services. In the section entitled "School" you
will find a school checklist which should be considered when choosing
a school for your child. If you cannot choose the school your
child will be attending, the checklist can be shown to the school
administration in order to help secure any necessary changes to
your child’s classroom.
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