Remote Learning Strategies
Children with hearing loss will have more difficulty than their peers in hearing clearly the information taught through online instruction. For this reason, many children received their FM transmitter to allow the computer’s sound to go directly to their hearing aid receiver. As parents, we can use additional non-technology strategies to help support our child’s ability to listen and understand the information shared online by his/her classroom teacher.
- Simplify instructions into smaller steps
- Allow extra time for your child to process what is said
- Stress and exaggerate key and important information
- Repeat and rephrase instructions and information, as needed
- Simplify the language used as needed. Provide child-friendly terms and definitions when your child is struggling to understand and learn new concepts.
- Adjust the types of questions used:
- Use choice questions, e.g. “Is it ___ or ____?” (with or without real object supports)
- Use yes/no types of questions if other types of questions are too hard
- Use visuals (i.e. gestures, models, pictures, real objects) to support your child’s understanding of what was said
Resources
Teaching Strategies for DHH Students to Promote Access to Online Learning