What are some of the characteristics of early intervention with children who are deaf or hard of hearing?

What will be an ideal response?


Answers might include these points:

• Early intervention is highly collaborative, involving parents, teachers, and possibly medical personnel.
• For children with hearing loss, “earlier is better” with regard to intervention, because communication skills develop within the first months and years of life.
• Hearing aids and other amplification devices can be used.
• Specific language-based interventions are emphasized.
• One controversial intervention is cochlear implants, which may help a child hear better but may also cause the child to not fit in either the Deaf or hearing culture.

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