ABOUT US: UNIT FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED
Scoil Chaitriona Senior established a special class for hearing impaired children in September 2007.
The objective of the class was to meet the educational needs of those children who cannot access the instruction and activities of the regular classroom because of their hearing difficulties.
The Visiting Teacher will assess all new applications and may also seek opinions from psychologists and other professional personnel. Ideally children will enrol on September 1st. However, if need arises and subject to a place being available, applications for admission will be considered at other times during the school year.
Applications for admission will be considered by the school principal, class teacher, visiting teacher of the deaf and one member of the Board of Management.
Others may be co-opted if it is considered necessary.
Currently one permanent teacher employed.
Special Needs Assistant [Part-time]
The Unit has access to the following
Visiting Teacher of the Deaf
Speech and Language Therapists [H.S.E.]
Cochlear Implant Team [Beaumont Hospital]
The role of parents is central in the education of our children. On-going two-way communication is routine.
Formal PT meetings occur annually.
Tests used to assess literacy include the Edinburgh Reading Tests, Qualitative Reading Inventory and Micra- T tests.
Sigma -T tests are used to assess numeracy
Children under the care of the cochlear implant programme Hospital are assessed by the Clinical Psychologist there.
Speech and Language Therapists and Psychologists carry out assessments as required.
Children either wear hearing aids or have cochlear implants.
Children use computers to aid learning.
Classrooms have Interactive Whiteboards installed.