Developmental Lesson Plan

Teacher Candidate: Rebecca Bernfeld Date: January 19th

Group Size: 20 Allotted Time 30 Minutes Grade Level 2nd Grade

Subject or Topic: Hearing Loss and How to Communicate

Common Core/PA Standard(s):

10.1.2.B.1 Identify and describe functions of major body organs and systems
Learning Targets/Objectives:
The student will be able to demonstrate their understanding of hearing loss by explaining the
causes of hearing loss and how the different types affect peoples daily living.
Assessment Approaches: Evidence:
1. Hands on their head 1. Students will put their hands on their heads
2. Exit ticket if they understand the types of hearing loss
. 2. The student will write something new that
they learned today that surprised them.

Assessment Scale:
Proficient: Explained the new information and why it surprised them
Basic: Only named something they learned and did not explain it
Below basic: Did not hand anything in
Subject Matter/Content: Hearing Loss and How to Communicate
Prerequisites:
Key Vocabulary:
Hearing loss
o When you are unable to hear at the normal level
Hearing aid
o A device that helps someone hear better
Inner ear
o The inside parts of the ear
Outer ear
o The outer parts of the ear
Content/Facts:
Very loud sounds for too long can harm the inner ear
When very loud sounds crash into the outer ear it causes strong waves in the fluid in
the inner ear.
The waves push the cilia down flat which cause them to get hurt and they cant bend
back up.
 The hearing cells then cant send out signals to the brain and then you become deaf to
certain sounds
Hearing loss can be caused by earwax
Earwax can build up and collect dirt and dust
The outer ears can be carefully cleaned but you should never clean the inside of your
ear because of the danger of hurting the eardrum
People can become hard of hearing as they get older and they may use hearing aids that
fit in their outer ear
o They make sounds louder to help people with this kind of deafness
Special telephones can be used that flash a light instead of ringing a bell
Messages can also be seen on a screen instead of being heard
Some hard-of-hearing people can read lips
When communicating with people with hearing loss it is important to look them in the
eye
About 48 million Americans report some degree of hearing loss
At the age of 65, 1 out of 3 people have hearing loss
Hearing loss does not stop people from getting an education or working, 60 percent of
people with hearing loss are in the workforce or in educational settings
About 2 or 3 of every 1,000 children born in the US are born with a detectable hearing
loss
Introduction/Activating/Launch Strategies:
The teacher will start out class by going to the following website
o http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/sound_hearing.shtml
While on this website, the teacher will ask the students what is the difference between
the two sounds
The teacher will also go through the slides with the students
The teacher will then ask the students how they think it would sound for someone with
hearing loss
Development/Teaching Approaches
The teacher will pass out guided notes to the students
The teacher will go through the PowerPoint, going over the different causes of hearing
loss and ways to communicate
The students will fill out guided notes while listening to the PowerPoint
The students will use this website for an activity
o https://www.starkey.com/hearing-loss-simulator
o The students will choose a sound and listen to the different levels of hearing
loss for each sound
o The students will explain how each level of hearing loss differed and how
hearing loss would affect a persons daily living

Closure/Summarizing Strategies:
 The teacher will remind the students that this week they talked about how the ear
works, how sound travels, deafness, hearing loss, and how to communicate with people
that cannot hear well
The teacher will tell the students to take out a piece of paper and write something new
that they learned today
The student will need to explain why new information surprised them and hand it in
before moving on to the next activity

Accommodations/Differentiation:
The PowerPoint will appeal to the visual learners
The activities online will appeal to the auditory learners
Students with visual impairments will benefit from the auditory parts of the lesson
Students with auditory impairments will benefit from the PowerPoint

Materials/Resources:
PowerPoint
Guided notes
https://www.starkey.com/hearing-loss-simulator
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/sound_hearing.shtml
https://www.starkey.com/improve-your-hearing
Ardley, Neil. Science Book of Senses. Gulliver, 1991.
Cooney, Timothy. Scott Foresman Science. Pearson/Scott Foresman, 2008.
Showers, Paul, and Holly Keller. Ears Are for Hearing. Harper Trophy, 1993.
Simon, Seymour. Eyes and Ears. Harper Collins Publishers, 2003.

Reflective Response:
Report of Student Learning Target/Objectives Proficiency Levels

Remediation Plan (if applicable)

Personal Reflection Questions

Did the students enjoy the activity?

Do the students understand what causes hearing loss?
Additional reflection/thoughts