Educational Service Guidelines for the Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Standard 28: Training for Educational Personnel
Standard 28: Training for Educational Personnel
The school districts provide training to general education personnel serving students who are D/H regarding communication accommodations, acoustic accommodations/modifications, assistive technology, modifications of the curriculum, and understanding of the impact of hearing loss on development and learning. Ohio Operating Standards for Students with Disabilities 3301-51-09 (H)(5)(a-b)
General early intervention providers, preschool, K-12+ teachers, and special education teachers who provide instruction to students who are D/HH should be given in-service training by qualified personnel (i.e., specialists such as a teacher of the deaf or educational audiologist) to support the student entering the learning environment.
In-service training can include:
- Understanding hearing loss and how it can impact learning needs
- Modifying communication instruction and interaction to support the student's preferred mode (e.g., spoken, signed, or spoken in combination with signs or cues).
- Understanding and monitoring the use of hearing aids, implanted devices, and hearing assistive technology
- Creating a visual environment through the use of low tech and high tech assistive technology
- Creating an environment that supports optimal acoustics through the use of modifications and amplification devices
- Collaborating and/or team teaching with support personnel (e.g., early intervention provider, itinerant teacher for the deaf/hard of hearing, speech language pathologist, educational audiologist)
- Working with an educational interpreter
- Working with a captionist
- Utilizing a notetaking or speech to text service
- Providing support to increase participation and access in classrooms and other school-related activities.