Tag: hearing impairment
High-potential, high-impact adaptations
In our classrooms, we have the opportunity to change the world for our deaf pupils, writes Richard Skelton.
When it comes to supporting deaf pupils...
PoV: Finding ways to communicate with a young child
The external challenges and private successes of Tilly Hawkes.
When Ada, my youngest daughter, was in her early years, communication was extremely difficult. As she...
Per signa ad astra
Jonathan Powell writes about the progress made by Astronomy in accommodating people with hearing difficulties. The answer lies at least partly in sign language.
The...
A vision for deaf education
Dr Richard Skelton’s inspiring call to action.
Are you fulfilling your ambitions for deaf pupils? It's a tough question. We enter this profession with hearts...
Are we missing something?
Undetected vision and hearing problems may account for a significant proportion of poor learning performance, argues Michael Ter Berg.
Many 'problem learners' may be suffering...
Auditory Verbal Therapy
Liz Hamilton discusses AV therapy, a technique for stimulating the listening part of the brain, the auditory cortex.
For deaf children to listen, they need optimum...
BSL for all
British Sign Language is a language for everyone, says Matthew Kleiner-Mann.
It's not often that you walk into a primary school classroom and it's so...
SEN125 : July/August 2023
READ SEN Magazine SEN125: July/August 2023 here
What a lovely time of the year this is, with school fairs and outdoor events. I love planting...
Can you recognise deafblindness?
All young people have the right to a high quality education which is tailored to their specific needs, says Carolyn Greig.
However young people are...
SEN122 : January/February 2023
Read SEN Magazine SEN122: Jan/Feb 2023 here
There’s a feast of brilliant articles here on wide ranging subjects, so I’m hoping everyone will find something...
