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| Title: | Improving Language Competence among Primary School Children with Hearing Impairment for Equitable Quality Education in Nigeria: Application of Spelling, Sentence Building and Reading Programmes in Our Special Schools |
| Authors: | Aiyeleso, Mary M. |
| Issue Date: | 2019 |
| Publisher: | Glory-Land Publishing Company |
| Description: | Introduction
Hearing impairment is a serious sensory deprivation that has been noted to hinder
the affected individuals general development and educational achievements in
particular. For instance over a decade ago Reamer (2000) noted that impaired hearing
during childhood years constitutes a serious barrier to normal educational process. ln
other words, the inability to hear normally can make the task of school leaming more
difficult for the affected individuals. Due to the impact of hearing loss, leamers with
hearing impairments battles with varying degrees of leaming and communication
challenges which make interpersonal communication so needful in a typical class room
setting somewhat difficult (Ozoji, Unachukwu & Kolo 2016).
Past research studies Wells (2006) for example showed that the educational
achievement of children with hearing impainnent has been significantly below the
levels of their peers without hearing impairment. They have tended to lag behind
particularly in the area of reading comprehension and writing. Recent studies,
however, revealed that academic performance of hearing impaired have improved and
many of them are achieving at average or above average levels in reading, writing and
mathematics. In spite of this improvement there are still gaps especially in reading
(Fitz Patrick, Olds, Gaboury, McCrae, Schramm & Durieux-Smith, 2012).
The difficulties faced by children and youths with hearing impairment in
acquiring language and communication skills is a matter of great concern not only for
special educators but also the parents of the affected children and youths when we
consider the importance of language and communication skills in any given society.
Language as a tool for communication is a pre-requisite for effective functioning in the
hearing society. Everything one do in this world particularly success in educational
endeavors depends on the acquisition of language skills. Since children hearing |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3045 |
| ISBN: | 978-978-55127-1-4 |
| Appears in Collections: | Special Education and Rehabilitation Sciences
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