[senco-forum] hearing loss and literacy skills

That's exactly what it sounds like!Most children do get better, (not all ) but by then they might have a number of problems which range from poor reading skills to difficulties interacting  with others, social/behaviour problems, concentration etc. It is really important to detect it early. HI teachers' advice and input is invaluable with these children, so I would contact the HI service.

Luisa> Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 15:43:50 +0100> Subject: Re: [senco-forum] hearing loss and literacy skills> From: jeanld at fish.co.uk> To: bodien at gmail.com> CC: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk> > If it is of any help, when I did the SEN Diploma, we had some input from> the Head of a school for the deaf - shows how long ago that was: deaf, not> hearing impaired! He played us tapes of how speech sounded to those with> particular hearing problems; he described those with glue ear as hearing> sounds as though they were under water, which is just what the tape of> this condition sounded like!> > He also said that, for a lot of children, hearing loss due to glue ear> improves greatly once the child reaches 7 years of age, as the facial> bones increase in size then and the passages that previously got affected> by the "glue ear" became wide enough not to be affected in the same way. > Of course, there are always those who will suffer from conductive hearing> loss beyond this age.> > Have you tried the National Deaf Children's Society?> > www.ndcs.org.uk> > They have lots of information and helpful booklets.> > Hope this is of use,> > Regards> > Jean> > S Wales> > > > Just recently we have identified two Y2 children with significant hearing> > loss due to glue ear that seems to have impacted on their literacy skills.> > Neither child was showing any obvious signs.> >> > One fits the criteria for dyslexia and one does not.> >> > My suspicion is that these two are just the tip of a very large iceberg,> > given the prevalence of antibiotics for ear infections.> >> > Does anyone have an information sheet for parents on spotting hearing loss> > and getting it checked out by a doctor?> >> > One of the mums I spoke to said that once the dr explained her son's> > symptoms to her it all made so much sense.> >> > Philippa> >> > ______________________________________________> > This email has been scanned by Netintelligence> > http://www.netintelligence.com/email> >> >> > > 
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