Resource | 19.02.2024 | By Teresa Quail

3c. Engage with audiology services and understand audiological information

Deaf Children and Young People (DCYP) and families

  • know how to interpret their audiogram and understand what is means to them
  • understand what happens when attending appointments at the hospital/clinics about their deafness
  • know how to describe their hearing experiences and how their feedback can lead to change
  • develop an understanding of what they can ask/query in appointments
  • know about different ways of accessing sounds other than personal amplification 鈥� surgery, middle ear implants, grommets, ear wax
  • understand the role of the different people they see about their deafness
  • know what the purposes are of different tests and what these mean
  • understand the importance of good listening skills/access to the range of speech sounds for developing spoken language.

  • NDCS聽 –
  • NHS –
  • NHS –
  • Information leaflets from the local audiology department about visits to clinic
  • 糖心TV Audiology Refreshers
  • NDCS publication – – Contact website
  • – Supporting Success For Children With Hearing Loss website
  • – Healthy hearing website
    • Poetry.com website – 鈥樷�� by Roger McGough
    • BBC Two website – ‘The sound collector’ (subtitles available)
  • Twinkl website – (Purchase online)

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Section 5聽聽Manage change

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Section 7聽Specialist assessment and monitoring