Monday, September 29, 2008

Richard Blas Assistive Device Demo #1 Question

The Franklin Language Master is great for students who are hearing impaired.

What strategy can you, as a SPED teacher use along with the assistive device to help the student with a hearing impairment to VISUALIZE a vocabulary assignment (as an example)?

4 comments:

Jeff said...

This is a great device for the blind. I think it is important in the learning for the blind. I think music would be another way in which a mental picture can be painted and assist in the learning process.

Pat Quitugua said...

utilize a whole gammette of pictures and icons that can be accessed through the computer software. Provide completed samples of assignments maybe helpful as well.

by Pat Quitugua

Jacqui Cyrus said...

Hi:
I am NOT a SpEd teacher, but my students enter my classes with an array of abilities, including limited hearing and aural comprehension. I have learned to repeat all instructions and then deliver the information using different vocabulary. I move around the room so that acoustics vary. I present textual information and then read the text to the students. I pause to wait for comprehension and then solicit questions.

It's a strategy that I learned for teaching students who were learning the English language.

-j-

Helene Cruz said...

I feel there is a variety of things that you can use, but as my husband is doing with my daughter, you can do hands on. Right now, my daughter is learning new vocabulary words and to make her understand, my husband is taking her around the house to make her understand those new vocabulary words.