Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in the Classroom

In Victoria, there are approximately 5,500 deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children and young people under 21 years of age.  Understanding the support needs of deaf and hard of hearing students is essential to meeting their educational potential.

This VDEI e-learning module provides an overview of deaf education in Victoria in relation to the different educational options and supports for deaf and hard of hearing students in schools and classrooms. Participants will learn about some of the challenges faced by deaf and hard of hearing students as well as learning about teaching strategies to support the language development and social-emotional wellbeing of DHH students.

VDEI recommend the use of Google Chrome, Firefox, Edge or Safari (Macintosh users only) as the preferred web browsers to seamlessly access this learning.

After completing this module, participants will be able to:

• understand the incidence of deafness in Victoria
• describe deaf education in Victoria
• describe challenges faced by deaf and hard of hearing students in the classroom
• apply strategies to assist deaf and hard of hearing students in the classroom.

This On-Demand presentation is delivered in spoken English with captioning.