Problem:
Let's fast-forward seven years or so and imagine that baby Neo (who you should know by now!) is in third grade. You are an audiologist or SLP at Neo's school. Imagine that you have just provided an in-service to classroom teachers, teachers aides, and other staff members that would work with Neo, like the school psychologist and nurse. Design a one-page educational handout for in-service explaining what school personnel would need to know about the following: Neo's degree of hearing loss. Hint: the textbook details the FDA candidacy criteria for children who receive cochlear implants. Hint: if Neo was approved to receive cochlear implants as an infant, we can assume that he has a certain degree of hearing loss. The impact of Neo's hearing loss on speech perception (without devices). Hint: refer back to chapter 1! The impact of Neo's hearing loss on psychosocial status and academic achievement (there's a table in the textbook that can help you determine this). Brief information about the listening devices he wears. He has a Cochlear Nucleus 8 implant sound processor on each ear. Six tips for a successful classroom environment (ways to decrease noise, boost Neo's use of visual cues, etc.)