Today we continued our discussion on hearing impairment. Two wonderful guest speakers came today to share with my students. The first guest was my husband Bill. Bill is an audiologist and explained the anatomy and function of the outer and inner ear and passed around a model of the ear as he spoke. He started off by using the following you tube video:
"How Your Ears Work" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMXoHKwWmU8
Bill then talked about different types of hearing loss and used this video:
Hearing Loss Simulation - Hear the World Song
This video gives you a good feel for different types and levels of hearing loss.
Bill concluded by asking the children if they had any questions about hearing impairment.
Several of the children wanted to know how hearing aids work and proceeded to share stories
of what their younger siblings had stuck in their ears. It is funny where their little minds can go :)
After Bill spoke a good friend, who is a sign language interpreter, came to share with the
children. She signed everything she talked about and taught the children a number of signs.
She shared a video of the school for the deaf that she works for in Haiti. Mrs. Dard has a
huge heart for the hearing impaired and deaf communities. She was such a wonderful ex-
ample for the children. She finished the morning with signing, "Let It Go." The girls, in
particular, loved it!
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