Hearing Basics
What part of the inner ear has a curled, shell-like shape and helps turn sound into signals?
What is the cochlea?
A professional measures a student’s hearing using tones at different pitches and loudness levels. What general test is being used?
What is pure-tone audiometry?
A student often tilts their head, tires after close visual work, and bumps into objects. Which sense should the teacher consider when sharing these observations with the family/team?
What is vision?
A teacher regularly reads picture books aloud to young children. What early-literacy practice is the teacher modeling?
What is reading aloud?
A device reads digital words aloud to a student. What does the abbreviation TTS stand for?
What is text-to-speech?
A child has little or no hearing for everyday communication. Which term does the chapter use?
What is deaf?
A hearing test sends sounds through earphones or speakers. What type of testing pathway is this?
What is air-conduction audiometry?
In the chapter’s visual-acuity definition, what measurement is commonly used as one criterion for legal blindness in the better eye with best correction?
What is 20/200 or worse?
A child can separate the word “sun” into /s/ /u/ /n/. What early reading-related skill is this?
What is phonological awareness (specifically phonemic awareness)?
A student uses pictures or a speech-generating device to share an answer. What broad communication approach is this?
What is augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)?
What general term describes reduced hearing or difficulty understanding speech caused by a hearing condition?
What is hearing impairment?
A hearing test uses a small vibrating device on the bone behind the ear or on the forehead. Name the test.
What is bone-conduction audiometry?
A student needs the same science article in a format they can read. The teacher provides an accessible digital version. What type of classroom change is this if the learning goal stays the same?
What is an accommodation?
A student says, “Could you pass the pencil?” as a polite request. Which language skill is this?
What is pragmatics?
Which school professional commonly provides speech-language services listed in a student’s IEP?
Who is a speech-language pathologist (SLP)?
A hearing difference is present before a child develops spoken language. What is the timing called?
What is prelingual hearing impairment?
A student hears sounds but has trouble making sense of them. What kind of auditory difficulty may be considered?
What is a central auditory processing/hearing disorder?
A student with a visual impairment finds bright reflections make text harder to read. What classroom feature might the teacher adjust first?
What is glare or lighting?
A toddler says “milk!” to mean “I want milk.” What stage of early language is illustrated?
What is the holophrastic (one-word) stage?
Malik misses classmates’ comments when several people speak at once. What is one classroom change that may help?
What is using one-speaker-at-a-time discussion routines?
A student has hearing differences involving both the outer/middle ear and the inner ear. What kind of hearing loss combines two types?
What is mixed hearing loss?
A hearing difference results from the inner ear or hearing nerve pathways. What type of hearing loss is this?
What is sensorineural hearing loss?
One student reads enlarged text. Another reads Braille. What should guide the teacher’s choice of reading format?
What are the students’ individual access needs and plans?
A student understands a spoken direction but struggles to put an explanation into words. Is the primary difficulty in this example receptive or expressive language?
What is expressive language?
Andre knows the scientific answer. He uses AAC to explain it. The science goal stays the same. Is this an accommodation or a modification?
What is an accommodation?