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Problems making friends at school.
Enquiry: My daughter is currently in year 9 of a mainstream school. She is doing well academically but is struggling socially. She seems to be finding it really difficult to maintain friendships and this is causing a lot of stress for her. Are there any solutions to this problem? Reply: This problem is often one which really starts to make itself felt when the deaf child gets to around the age of 13...
Posted on June 4, 2010 13:43
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On-line safety
Enquiry: A 15 year old I teach happened to mention to met that she has 1500 friends on Facebook and she didn't seem to think this was a problem. Her hearing class mates were quick to inform her otherwise but I realise this is something we need to takcle. Are you aware of any material that will help me to get across to her how foolish this is? Reply: Deaf youngsters are particularly vulnerable on the Int...
Posted on April 8, 2010 11:28
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Support at secondary school
Enquiry: I work with a girl in year 7 in her local school, who was implanted a year ago. I am wondering how to balance all her different support needs. She has full time support from a teaching assistant but I am aware that she needs additional input in order for her to keep up with the curriculum. I am wondering how much time I should spend on listening activities and how to slot these in to the whole picture. Have you any suggestions?
Posted on November 20, 2009 16:19
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Using implants with phones
Enquiry: I work with teenagers and wonder if you know of any courses which would instruct teenagers in the use of the processors with mobile phones, iPods and things like that? Reply: We don't know of any courses for teenagers like this although we did run such a session last summer at our teenage event at The Ear Foundation. It would be worth looking at the Teens section of Sounding Board as this has information about using ...
Posted on October 23, 2009 17:03
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How do you make teenagers confident?
Enquiry I'm teaching in a unit for deaf students at a comprehensive school. I always seem to be encouraging them to be assertive about their needs as deaf young people. We talk about why it is important for them to explain their deafness but when it comes to putting it into practice, they bottle out every time. Reply: I agree that it is essential that by the time a deaf 'child' is 16, they need to be able to explain that...
Posted on September 22, 2009 17:17
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My teenager can't sleep
Enquiry: My teenage son is really struggling to get to sleep at night. He’s never been a good sleeper but he has got much worse. I’m just wondering if this is related to his implant and if there is anything I can do to improve the situation. Reply: Anecdotally it seems that deaf teenagers have more trouble getting off to sleep than their hearing peers. One of the reasons for this may be because they’re overtired. There is no question...
Posted on May 28, 2009 10:23
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Transition to secondary school
Enquiry :we are looking at transition of pupils with cochlear implants from primary to secondary school. Has anyone out there got any useful resources/ information to help with this ? We are hoping to put together a brochure but do not want to reinvent the wheel! Reply: The Ear Foundation has run a course in the past about preparing the parents for looking for a secondary school but not so much preparing the child for secondary. The NDCS i...
Posted on November 28, 2008 17:38
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Information for teenager soon to be implanted
Enquiry: I have been told that there is a website with child friendly information about the cochlear implant operation procedure which involves the words CI 4 Teens. I can't find it. Can anyone recommend anything? It is for a 13 year old pupil about to have a cochlear implant. He also needs to choose a processor so easy to read info on the Freedom and the Harmony would be helpful. Reply: The site you are referring to is
Posted on May 23, 2008 09:31