Students who are hard of hearing face different obstacles in a typical classroom. They are different because they do not typically use sign language. They usually use a combination of hearing aids and lip reading. These students can usually speak well enough to be understood. They struggle with obstacles that include following classroom lectures. Mostly if a teacher speaks quiet, quick, or unclear.
Augmentative communication is helping people who cannot speak to interact with others. It serves as a alternative to people who cannot communicate through speech. This is important because some students are not able to understand facial expression, gestures, and body language.
Lindsay,
ReplyDeleteI think you did a great job explaining augmentative communication; it is very important to understand how this form of communication can help those students who suffer from hearing losses or are hard of hearing.