Effectiveness of early intervention on academic achievement of Hearing-Impaired children.

Abstract

It is well recognized that hearing is critical to speech and language development,
communication, and learning. In fact Communication development and behavioural skills are
influenced by a child’s ability to hear. Hearing is a complex process of picking up sound and attaching
meaning to it. The ability to hear is critical to understanding the world around us. Children with a
hearing loss often report feeling alone, without friends, and unhappy in school, particularly when their
socialization with other children with a hearing loss is limited. Despite advance in technology and a
greater emphasis on improving the academic performance of students with hearing impairments, these
kids continue to have a more difficult time with reading, math, science and social studies.