A child with hearing impairment

Options

A. will not benefit from academic education only and should be given vocational training instead
B. can do very well in a regular school if suitable facilitation and resources are provided
C. will never be able to perform on a part with classmates in a regular school
D. should be sent only to a school for the hearing impaired and not to a regular school

Answer

B

Explanation

Students with hearing impairments may do well in an regular school to
• wear hearing aids, have cochlear implants, or use FM systems, which include a microphone/transmitter worn by the teacher and a receiver worn by the student.
• need to use real-time captioning for any audio-visual videos used in the classroom.
• need voice-recognition software on their computers, which can help with note-taking.
• understand speech by watching the speaker.s mouth movements, facial expressions and gestures, within context. This skill is called speech-reading or lip-reading.