MEETING THE NEEDS OF

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Student: Heejae Lee (300712970)

Course: ECEP-233 Professor: Chris Cadieux

WHAT ARE THE NEEDS OF LILY AND HER FAMILY?

Lily: Having hearing impairment, first time in a childs care setting Lilys family: Looking for services in Canada, considering for other childrens education.

WHAT IS HEARING IMPAIRMENT?

Losing some hearing in one or both ears. The level is described as mild, moderate, moderate to severe, severe, or profound. Three different types of Hearing Impairment: conductive hearing loss, sensory hearing loss, and neural hearing loss.

CAUSES OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT

Sensory hearing loss: a damage to the inner ear (cochlea) or hearing nerve in the brain Conductive hearing loss: sound is not conducted efficiently through the ear canal, ear drum or middle ear. Neural hearing loss: a damaged auditory nerve

POSSIBLE TREATMENT
Sensory Neural Hearing Loss: Hearing aid and cochlear implant Neural Hearing Loss: No possible treatment Conductive Hearing Loss: surgery, hearing aids, clearing the built-up fluids in the ear canal, removing excessive ear wax, and medications Reference: www. Connectibility.ca

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Visual cues of sign language Visual signs Documentation board Display of cultural materials Access and boundaries

TEACHING STRATEGIES
Task analysis Prompting and Fading Visual materials Reference: www.Connectibility.ca

AGENCY 1: CANADIAN HEARING SOCIETY

Services: support of communication, consultation, conference and community consultations, deafblind services, educational support A minimum of 3 business days in advance The clients do not have to pay everything. http://www.chs.ca/signs-hearing-loss

AGENCY 2: AGINCOURT COMMUNITY SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Agincourt Community Services Association (ACSA) is one of the big non-for-profit organizations in Toronto. Services: Emplyoment/Financial Literacy, newcomer settlement services, food bank and cooking classes, early years. First come and served services. Free services http://www.agincourtcommunityservices.com/

RESOURCE 1: THE KIDS POCKET SIGNING GUIDE

The Kids Pocket Signing Guide: The Simple Way to Learn to Sign Using Everyday Phrases by Mickey Flodin Visuals with instructions on sign languages Online cost $12.51.

RESOURCE 2: CONNECTIBILITY WEBSITE

www. Connectibility.ca Free and useful resources for the family and educators to work with people with special needs. Good for children with unidentified special needs.

SELF-EVALUATION

BIBLIOGRAPHY
www.Connectibilitiy.ca http://www.chs.ca/signs-hearing-loss http://www.healthcentral.com/encyclopedia/408/532 .html http://www.deaflinx.com/Technology/conductive_he aring_loss_causes.html http://www.medel.com/us/hearing-loss/ http://www.agincourtcommunityservices.com/