Educational & Social Services
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
Ayrshire Hearing Impairment
Service and
Ayrshire Educational Audiology Service
Hearing loss can result in
delayed language acquisition with poor communication skills and immature
speech. It is vitally important that the hearing loss is diagnosed early
and appropriate support is provided.
Ayrshire Educational Audiology
Service
It is the Educational Audiologist's responsibility to undertake the assessment
of all pre-school children who are referred to the Service. The Educational
Audiologist also has responsibility for ongoing audiological management
of diagnosed hearing impaired children.
The Service deals with
- early identification of hearing loss
- confirmation of normal hearing in children with communication difficulties
- support to the family prior to a joint visit with the Coordinator
of the Hearing Impairment Service
- evaluation and advice on audiological equipment and resources available
to staff and children
- close liaison with education and health colleagues
Pre-5 Clinics are held on Monday afternoons and all day Thursday. Attendance
is by appointment only.
Ayrshire Hearing Impairment Service
The Hearing Impairment Service is an educational provision supporting
the audiological, educational, social and emotional needs of hearing impaired
children and their families from diagnosis until school leaving age.
Peripatetic staff visit children at home and in educational establishments
throughout East, South and North Ayrshire.
Inclusion is promoted by:
- providing specialist support options to enable hearing impaired children
equality of access to the curriculum
- monitoring management of audiological equipment within the acoustic
environment
- promoting language development through a range of communication modes
- working in collaboration with pupils, mainstream staff and other agencies
- creating positive attitudes towards deaf people within the school
environment and local communities
- offering relevant information to enable informed choices
- ensuring ongoing evaluation of pupil progress
The team is managed by the Co-Coordinator and consists of ten specialist
teachers of the deaf, and one sign language assistant who support the
distinctive range of learning needs of hearing impaired children and their
families.
Referrals to the Service are made by the Educational Audiologist. Both
Services operate from a central resource base located in East Ayrshire.
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