SPA 385 DEAF/HOH

A system of manual communication that strives to be an exact representation of English vocabulary and grammar.

___ out of every 1000 children have HL

NOT a type of hearing loss

Hard of Hearing is an accepted term

Refers to the amount of time that a child has had exposure to sound

The implementation of newborn hearing screenings has been monumental in early identification and treatment

A popular means of improving the early communication skills of typically developing (normal hearing) infants

Sign language is typically used when children have parents who are Deaf

The primary language of the deaf community in North America.

Sign language is NOT often incorporated into communication intervention when students have co-occurring disabilities

NOT a congential cause of hearing loss

Can denote a person with a mild-to-moderate hearing loss.

Not an aquired cause of hearing loss

a particular group of deaf people who share a language – American Sign Language (ASL) – and a culture.

can denote a deaf person who doesn’t have/want any cultural affiliation with the Deaf community.

set of social beliefs, behaviors, art, literary , history, values, & shared communities that are influenced by deafness

Combines auditory and visual learning and communication strategies; it is the more common manual approach.

Otitis media can cause hearing loss

referring to the audiological condition of not hearing

NOT an assessment for Deaf/HOH population