The Audiology and Deafness (A&D) Curriculum consists of five areas which are important to the deaf and/or hard of hearing child or young person’s awareness and understanding of their deafness.
Below is a breakdown of the outcomes that are in each of the different areas of the curriculum.
Please ask your Teacher of the Deaf for further information.
Curriculum area
Outcomes
1. Anatomy & Physiology
To understand how the hearing system works
To be aware of how sound affects the hearing system
To know the different types of hearing loss and the different effects they might have on the hearing system
To know the different levels of hearing and own audiogram
To understand own hearing loss and the cause
To understand how own hearing loss affects listening
2.Management of Equipment
To know that hearing aids and/or cochlear implant/s support my listening
To be aware when the Hearing Aid/Cochlear Implant are on or off the ears
To know the difference between working and not working
To understand that the Hearing Aid/Cochlear Implant have value and need to be cared for
To understand the difference an Assistive Listening Device can make for me
To be aware of what is good quality sound
3.Awareness of Self
To be aware that attention needs to be given to others in order to communicate
To be aware that the attention of others may need to be sought before starting communication
To understand that some information can be gained indirectly from overheard (seen) conversation/ announcements
To be aware of impact of hearing loss on road safety and in other settings
To be aware that there is support available through education and beyond
4.Management of Educational Environment
To begin to recognise and have an understanding of who the Teacher of the Deaf (QToD) is.
To understand that acoustics and positioning in a room can affect access
To understand the importance of self-advocacy and how to do this for myself
To understand ‘reasonable adjustments’ and what these might be
To understand that a room may have different acoustic qualities. To identify different acoustic environments
To understand different features of support and how these might help
5.Auditory memory and Speech Discrimination
To be able to detect sound vs no sound and have awareness
To be able to discriminate some differences/ similarities between words
To be able to detect and discriminate LING sounds
To be able to complete speech discrimination assessments
To be able to listen to and carry out simple instructions