Guest guest Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 I am in the middle of a hurricane and this is my first message to the group. I felt so strongly about it that I just had to respond to your message. I have a son CJ (yes it's me) who started mainstream 1st grade this year in Florida. He had been in a very small specialized class before this (7 kids to be exact) and he is now in a class of 18. I spoke wioth the teacher before school started and told her that we should probably do a little presentation before too long or she would have lingering questions all year long. Then schooil stated and lo and behold, CJ did a little presentation (probably only 30 seconds...he said my ears don't work so I have to wear these to hear you. Then the teacher explained the FM..the kids thought it was cool. They asked some questions but basically enough was covered and it has been great. The kids are very accepting. I know that kindergarten is a bit young but maybe a brief hands on (as much as possible) and maybe a demonstration to show what the FM does. It sounds to me like the kids are more scared (i.e. monster) than cruel. Rememeber, the unknown is a frightening thing to any kid. Sorry this is so long winded. Hope it helps a little. Eileen Mom to CJ 6 3/4 bilateral hearing loss, aided and hearing > Hi, I have a question for the group on behalf of a friend of mine not on > this list. Her daughter (moderate to severe HOH, bilateral HAs) started > mainstream kindergarten this week. Apparently, her teacher explained to the > class that she was wearing a microphone (for the FM) because this girl wears > hearing aids (with no other explanation about the hearing aids, hearing > loss, etc.). Two other little girls subsequently told this child they could > not be her friend because she was a " monster " and they were afraid the > hearing aids would hurt them. > > Now that this has been brought up in the wrong way, does anyone have > suggestions as to how it can be rectified? Can you go back and have someone > thoughtfully explain hearing aids to the class? I seem to remember someone > mentioning something a while back that would accomplish this, but I can't > remember what. > > My heart is breaking for this child and her mom; any suggestions would be > welcome. > > Thanks, > Stefanie > mom to Ben, 6, severe to profound HOH, and Isabella, 9, mild loss, unaided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 I wanted to thank everyone who took the time to give me some ideas to pass onto my friend with the kindergartener. Sounds like she needs to go into the classroom asap and do a tutorial; I'll let you know how it goes! Eileen, great to hear about CJ; hope you weather the storm! Stefanie mom to Ben, 6, severe to profound HOH, and Isabella, 9, mild loss, unaided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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