Hearing Loss Forum

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Giving direct eye contact, seated near the front and gesticulation 

speaking clearly and giving handout of the lesson resources and material.

I find that handouts having handouts emailed and printed beforehand for the learners is the most effective for the learners.This is the most effective in getting rid of hesitation in the learners because they are more prepared than their peers. Keeping the learner in the front of the class and keeping eye contact allows the teacher to convey all the lesson lecture smoothly. 

Keep eye contact with learner and speak clearly. Provide visuals for example subtitles or handouts 

Provide captioned content for multimedia presentations, videos, and online materials to ensure that deaf learners can access auditory information through written text.

keep learner infront

Speak clear and make eye contact with learner

Ensuring learners with hearing complications are seated in a suitable position and have access to visual aids to accompany information

• This involves using visual aids to help deaf learners understand new concepts. For example, a teacher might use pictures, diagrams, or videos to help deaf learners learn about a new topic.

1. Have eye contact with Clear and simple questions and instructions

Provide copies of slides and keeping the learner at the front of class.

Always show the concept you teach via technology using visualisation.

Keep the learner in front and encourage to use the hearing aids if they have one

Provide copies of slides in advance if you are using powerpoint presentation

Using subtitles when putting on a video in class

Ensuring there is also adequate lighting in the classroom, especially when presenting at the front of the class

Make sure they have a translator in class and speak clearly and loudly.

Keep the learner in front and encourage to use the hearing aids if they have one.

Place learners at the front to help them and ask questions in simpler formats. 

Place those hard of hearing at the front

Ensure learner sits at the front

Clear and simple questioning methods

1. Eye contact
2. Questioning: Checking and monitoring progress
3. Clear and simple questions and instructions

All learners must be engaged in group discussion to improve the understanding of the concept and tutors shall maintain eye contact to enhance verbal and non verbal communication forms

Eye contact and keep questioning/instruction simple. 

eye contact and use body language 

Questioning

Make eye contact

Eye contact 

Checking in and monitoring progress of task 

keeping instructions simple 

Providing a good sitting plan

Ensure you have worked with the learner to ensure when in class they get the best from you 

have some some to check with them during the lesson 

Ensure learner sits at the front. Repeat instructions if required. Use special equipment available from Learning Support if necessary 

Face the learner and make eye contact when speaking to them 

decent stuff

Do not deliver a lesson with your back facing the learner

trial and error different approaches if unsure what works best for learner. Utilise LSA support/signer, make sure they are facing you clearly so that they can lip read and if using a hearing loop, make sure that you have that to hand so that they can hear you

Facing the learner and ensuring the instructions given to the student are simple and clear. 

If the learner is unable to understand you, do not just try to come back to it later instead try different methods like writing it down to get your message across. 

Be clear and make it obvious when you are addressing the students.

Always look at the learner and make any instructions clear and simple to understand.

Always face the learner 

Make sure you are facing the learner, maintaining eye contact allowing lip reading. 

Making sure you face the learner and write information down for them

Make sure that i am facing the students when speaking to them. Speak clearly and write down anything the learner needs. 

raise hand before shouting out

Some students do use a loop system so I would need to have a device to enable them to hear the lessons. Also ensuring that they sit in front of the classroom. Also, ensure that I face the learners so they can lipread.

Ensure you face the learner and write important information down. 

Always face the learner and speak slower and clear

Ensure learner sits at the front. Repeat instructions if required. Use special equipment available from Learning Support if necessary 

Ensure instructions are clear

I always make sure that everyone in the class can hear me specially who sit on the back 

Speak directly to the learner using clear mouth movements (for lip reading) provide handouts and keep learner engaged in learning through various activities

Always speak clearly and face forwards so that students can engage with lesson.

Speak clearly and try to keep eye contact with the students all the time.

Speak clear and ensure the student as understood

Always face your student

Always speak clearly making sure you have eye contact with learner. 

Always speak clearly and ensure eye contact is made with the learner.

I will always speak clearly and ensure my face and mouth is always in view and be clear in how and what I am saying. 

Ensure the learning can see your mouth clearly and speak clearly

Ensuring your mouth is not impaired by turing away from class or covering, speaking clearly is also important

Do not obstruct face, speak clearly, maintain forward facing 

Speak clearly, maintain eye contact

Make sure you do not turn your back on the students and speak clearly.

Always face towards student, do not speak too fast , provide handouts

Raise hand before speaking.

Do not turn your back on students.

Speak clearly.

looking towards the individual while speaking to them and your facial expression when facing the individul.

Speak clearly in normal tone 

Make sure the lighting in the room is appropriate enough for the student to be able to lip read

Don't turn towards the board while speaking

Allow the student to sit in the appropriate place so that they can hear clearly

I have worked with a blind student in the past, and each day I was allowed to take the dog for a walk, which was interesting. In a way I got to experience how ‘the general public’ respond or react to blind people when I was walking their dog.

I have very little experience of supporting deaf students. I've recently explored BSL as I think it’s a useful skill to explore. Although I also feel it’s one of those skills that may be used so infrequently-it’s easily forgotten.

facing the student with the impairment to allow them to see your facial expressions and lip read what you are saying is very important for anyone with poor hearing. the use of dual coding is also a huge advantage when using a power point presentation.

do not turn your back on them

speak clearly

Some strategies that can be adopted;

- speak clearly

- check understanding regularly

- make eye contact with the learner

I had a deaf learner she had a support. She watched dems from the front and I talked slower to allow the support time to translate.

Also gave industry terminolgy, recipes etc in advance

Prepare handouts 

Face to face by briefing the student on their own (prior to lesson if needed)

I have an issue with hearing within a noisy class, so I play gentle classical music quietly, which calms the learners, and I can hear them more distinctly. 

Face the learner

Speak clearly

Have handouts available

Brief the learner before a discussion on what the theme will be.