The Hearing Impaired Student

2/12/2014

Websites About Hearing Impairment

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Hearing impairment is an issue that hits close to my heart. My daughter is hearing impaired as is my sister and both of my nieces are deaf. Identifying hearing loss early is key in assisting children who are hearing impaired with a successful journey in school
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and beyond. I have researched and found some great websites with helpful information for parents and teachers regarding hearing impairment , as well as assistive technology. While the internet can be full of misleading and erroneous information it can also be a helpful tool for discovering teaching strategies and the newest technologies when credible websites are utilized.

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Teach Magazine Website I did a search for articles related to hearing impairment and I found this website. I used the CRAAP test to evaluate this website. The website was copyrighted in 2014 so it was recently reviewed making it current. The article on the website is relevant because it pertains to the topic of hearing impairment. This article is from the Teach Magazine website which is the largest national education magazine in Canada. The article references many different hearing impairment publications, contributing to the accuracy. The purpose of the article is to inform readers on how address children with hearing impairments in the classroom.

United Federation of Teachers Website I found this website in my search for information on hearing impairment. I used the CRAAP test to evaluate this website. The article referenced on the website is from April 19, 2012. The article referenced is written by a teacher regarding her experience teaching hearing impaired children. The website is a teachers union website. The article is reliable and written from a teachers perspective. The purpose of the article is to give strategies in teaching children with hearing impairment. American Speech-LanguageHearing Association Website

I discovered this website in my search of credible websites dealing with hearing impairment and help in the classroom for students. I used the CRAAP test to evaluate this website. The website was copyrighted in 2014 and so was recently reviewed and current. The information regarding hearing assistive devices in the classroom is relevant to my topic of hearing impairment. The American Speech-LanguageHearing Association is the national credentialing association for audiologist and others specializing in hearing impairment and so this information can be considered very accurate. The purpose of this website is informational as is the article referenced.

Hearing Loss Association of America Website In my search for websites offering support for hearing impaired individuals I found this website. I used the CRAAP test to evaluate this website. This website is copyrighted in 2014 and so is current. The article refers to young adults and hearing impairment which pertains to my topic of hearing impairment. The website is a top rated nonprofit assisting the hearing impaired. The information is overseen by a board of professional advisors and their credentials are noted on the website. The purpose of the article is inform young adults suffering with hearing impairment of support groups and services they can obtain. Oxford Journal Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education I found this website while searching for websites with statistical information regarding hearing impairment. I used the CRAAP test to evaluate this website. The article referenced on this website was revised on May 6, 2012. The information given in the article is relevant and pertains to a study conducted about how children feel about

the use of assistive technology. The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education is a peerreviewed scholarly journal and so it comes on good authority, as well as accuracy. The purpose of the article is to inform as it regards a study and the results of the study.

References:
Doorn, R. (2010, September 01). Teaching hearing impaired children. Teach, Retrieved from http://teachmag.com/archives/ 130 Rice, B. (2012, April 19). Teaching children who are hearing impaired. United Federation of Teachers, Retrieved from http://www.uft.org/teacherteacher/teaching-childrenwho-are-hearing-impaired Hearing assistive technology (hats) for children. (2014, February 09). Retrieved from http://www.asha.org/public/he aring/hearing-assistivetechnology-for-children/ Young adults and hearing loss. (2014, February 09). Retrieved from http://www.hearingloss.org/co ntent/young-adults-andhearing-loss Rekkedal, A. M. (2012). Assistive hearing technologies among students with hearing impairment: Factors that promote satisfaction. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, doi: 10.1093/deafed/ens023