Class+14+Friday,+February+22,+2008+by+Marco+Lopes+and+Sarah+Downs

 Today’s Class Topic: **//Students with Sensory and Physical Challenges//**  Research Project Presentations Today: //Final Groups//   ·  __Three Presentations Today: __  •  Cerebral Palsy by Nate, Kelvin, and Kristin @ 10:45  •  Spina Bifida by Daniel and Richard @ 11:10 Break  •  Deaf and Hard of Hearing by Paul, Keri, and Athena @ 11:45    <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">First Presentation: Cerebral Palsy **//by Nate, Kelvin, and Kristin//** <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Video Clip: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Josh Blue <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Comedian: Uses disability in routine <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Last Comic Standing <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> · http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMSrpZi_6WM <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> What is Cerebral Palsy? <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Permanent brain injury which occurs before, during, or shortly after birth, and affects body movement and muscle coordination. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">NOT A DISEASE! <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Cerebral refers to brain. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Palsy refers to weak or poor muscles. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Can be diagnosed right after birth and in early childhood. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Not progressive but effects can changed with time. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Majority of people with CP are born with it. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">NOT COMMUNICABLE! <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> Characteristics of Cerebral Palsy: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Lack of muscle control and movement. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Seizures <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Visual and hearing problems. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Learning disorders. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Increased salivating. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Walking with one foot/leg dragging. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Eating difficulties. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Poor bladder control. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> Types of CP: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Spastic CP <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Ataxic CP <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Athetoid CP <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Causes: abnormalities in parts of the brain which controls muscle movement. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Congenital CP: brain injury which occurs during intro-uterine life and the birthing process. Causes of this are unknown. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Accidents causing brain damage. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Will depend on the health history of the mother. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> Risk Factors: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Infection during pregnancy. Example: Rubella and toxaplasmosis. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Severe jaundice. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Rh incompatibility: blood incompatibility which can cause jaundice as well as the mother’s immune system attacking the fetus. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Oxygen shortage. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Stroke: if the mother suffers from coagulation disorders. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Toxicity. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Bleeding in the brain. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Kidney/urinary tract infections. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> Assessment of CP: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Diagnosis based on observations of: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 1. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Motor skills. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 2. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Mother and child’s health history. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 3. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Child’s reflexes: if the moro reflex is not developed by 36 weeks. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 4. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Child’s hand preferences. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Early signs of CP: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 1. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Motor skills not fully developed: walking. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 2. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Slow in reaching developmental milestones. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 3. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Unusual posture. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 4. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Abnormal muscle tone: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">*Hypotonia: decreased muscle tone. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">*Hypertonia: increased muscle tone. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Incidence: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Small amount of children get CP in early childhood from <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 1. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Brain injury. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 2. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Brain infections. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 3. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Falls. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 4. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Child abuse. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Difficult to get an exact statistic. 1 out of 500 babies born with it. About 50 000 Canadians living with CP right now. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Occurrences of Cerebral Palsy in higher in underdeveloped countries. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">More common in premature babies. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Low birth weight, less than 15 000 grams. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">No increase or decrease of CP in normal birthrate infants. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> Issues: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Research today.... <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Prevention. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Reduce effects. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Improve quality of life. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Early detection and diagnosis using neuroimaging. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Early brain development and damages. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Genetic factors. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">NEW development used today is Botulinum Toxin (Botox injections) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">*Into spastic muscles. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">*Reduce tone for several months. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">*It is being questioned in US. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">*Symptoms: Botulism and difficulty in swallowing, breathing, speaking and other weaknesses. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Effects of Aging: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 1. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Physical challenges increase. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 2. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Increase in stress and anxiety. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 3. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Less mobile because of weight gain, inconsistent exercise/therapy and or, arthritis. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Impact on Development and Learning: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Individuals with Cerebral Palsy can live a successful and happy life, i.e. Josh Blue. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">CP has varying severities, some individuals may learn and develop easier than others i.e. leg movement, arm movement, and speech problems. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">With the possibility of speech and hearing impairment, communication may be difficult and computers may be a good alternative. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Strategies: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Educate yourself and the students about CP: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 1. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Severity. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 2. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Possible complication. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 3. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Seizures: know when one is happening and what to do. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 4. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Parents views. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Classroom Set-up: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 1. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Manoeuvre desks so they are accommodating <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 2. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Seat students with supportive groups <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 3. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Visual or hearing disabilities have them sit near the front. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Teaching: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 1. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Speech volume. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 2. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Make sure students can see your face especially if a student’s hearing is affected. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 3. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Have tape/video recorder set up <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 4. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Focus on child’s progress with current abilities. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 5. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Evaluate on their strengths. If they have problems writing give them an oral exam. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 6. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Communicate consistently with parents and support staff. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 7. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Aware of involuntary movements. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Services and Support: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Adaptive equipment. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Mobility devices. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Communication devices. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Daily living aids. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Educational supports. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Special educators. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">IEPs. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> Agencies: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  The Cerebral Palsy Association of Manitoba [|www.cerebralpalsy.mb.ca] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Society for Manitobans with Disabilities [|www.smd.mb.ca]<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  Manitoba Child Care Association [|www.mccahouse.org]
 * __<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Class Summary Friday, February 22, 2003 __**
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">NOTE **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">: After each presentation, each student had to write three comments about each presentation. Two comments were to be a star (something that was well done by the group) and one was to be a wish (something they could have done to make the project that much better).
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">NOTE: **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">For more information on each presentation, ‘click’ on each presentation’s title to follow a link to the project’s Wiki page.

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> Video Clip: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Felix <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Hope for children with CP <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Supports <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">‘Normal living’ <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Friends <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Holding down a job

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">We were also all given a brochure titled “A Guide to Cerebral Palsy” which contains an overview of the entire presentation. In addition to the brochure, we were given a story called “Just As She Is” which is about a raising a child with Cerebral Palsy.

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Second Presentation: Spina Bifida **//by Daniel and Richard//** <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Spina Bifida is a Latin term for ‘open spine’ <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Medically it refers to a birth defect where the spine does not form completely, leaving the spinal cord exposed <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Damage along the spinal cord results in limited brain signals to and from muscles and body organs below where the damage has taken place, and results in reduced development of normal body function <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">The higher up the spine the worse the damage <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> **//<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Symptoms and Characteristics //** <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">The effects of Spina Bifida are extremely varied and differ from person to person <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">No two cases are exactly alike <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Characteristics include: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Severe physical deformation <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Impairment of hip, leg, knee, and foot muscles <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Inability to keep body erect <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Paralysis <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Lack of sensation or feeling <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Absent or poor bowel and bladder control <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Curvature of the spine (scoliosis) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Hydrocephalus <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Cognitive problems <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">The three most common forms of Spina Bifida are: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Myelomeingocele <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Meningocele <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Spina Bifida Occulta <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">What is Spina Bifida? //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Forms of Spina Bifida //**

//<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Myelomeingocele // <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Most severe form of Spina Bifida <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Spine not completely closed <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Large bump or ball may be visible on the person’s back <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings"> à <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Can be as small as a golf ball to the size of a football

//<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Meningocele // <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Exposed vertebrae not as far out <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">People affected with Meningocele may have trouble walking <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Bladder control problems are “on and off” //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Spina Bifida Occulta // <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">This is the least severe form of the three <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Many people born with Spina Bifida also suffer from Hydrocephalus <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">This is a condition where cerebral spinal fluid accumulates around the brain <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Symptoms include dizziness, blurred vision, and vomiting <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Heads may actually swell enormously <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Is treated with the surgical insertion of a ‘shunt’ which moves the excess fluid to another part of the body <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">The defect in the spinal skeleton occurs during the first four weeks of pregnancy <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Major forms of Spina Bifida can be detected by ultra-sound testing at 18 weeks <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Controversial debate because some parents may choose to abort the pregnancy if they find out their child has Spina Bifida <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Diagnosis may not become evident until neurological abnormalities develop weeks, months, or even years after birth <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">According to the Spina Bifida Association of Canada, Spina Bifida is the number one disabling birth defect <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">There are about 0.7 cases for every 1000 live births <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Parents of children with Spina Bifida have a slightly increased chance of having another child with Spina Bifida <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">The rates of Spina Bifida are falling due to preventative measures <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Major advances in surgical treatment have improved the survival and function of infants with Spina Bifida <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Surgery can be carried out in the first few days to prevent further injury and infection <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">May have a lifetime full of surgeries <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">A person may need a wheel chair, leg braces, or canes to aid in mobility <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">It is believed that 72% - 100% of cases of Spina Bifida can be prevented with the intake of folic acid <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">It is recommended that women of child-bearing years intake 400µg of folic acid daily to prevent the risk of Spina Bifida <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">This discovery is considered one of the most important medical discoveries of the last 50 years <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Folic acid can be found in common foods such as spinach, chic peas, and brown rice <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">John Mellancamp has signed on as the official spokesman for the Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Canada, which has its headquarters in Winnipeg <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">John Mellancamp, the “Cougar”, suffers from a mild form of Spina Bifida <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Five main areas of difficulties for people with Spina Bifida <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 1. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Language <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 2. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Planning and Organizational Skills <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 3. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Memory and Learning <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 4. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Visuo-motor skills <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 5. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Attention <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">1) Language // <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Wingdings 2'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Wingdings 2'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Wingdings 2'">   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Students with Spina Bifida are often very sociable and have fairly good vocabulary skills <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Wingdings 2'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Wingdings 2'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Wingdings 2'">    <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">They have difficulty monitoring what they say for relevance <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Wingdings 2'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Wingdings 2'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Wingdings 2'">    <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Difficult for the teacher to detect because of the student’s good vocabulary skills <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Wingdings 2'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Wingdings 2'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Wingdings 2'">   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Teacher’s can help by: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Insisting that the student keeps on track with the main conversation <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Routinely checking the student’s understanding of the language they are using <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">2) Planning and Organization // <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Most students with Spina Bifida have some organizational and planning difficulties <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Individuals with Spina Bifida often have trouble with the concept of time <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">They may not understand when something is urgent <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">They are often unable to generate alternative strategies for solving problems or to alter their approach if the first attempt is unsuccessful <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">They often struggle with working independently or multi-tasking <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Teachers can help by: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Encouraging organizational strategies (the use of check lists, agenda books, journals, etc.) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Encouraging the student to proofread their work. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Breaking down complex tasks into smaller steps <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">3) Memory and Learning // <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Often experience a rapid loss of information over time <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">They often have difficulty retrieving the appropriate information from long term memory when it is needed <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">They often struggle with abstract concepts <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Students may appear “lazy” <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Do not function at the level he/she is capable of <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Teachers should: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Limit the amount of information presented at one time <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">stress key points in a logical sequence <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">relate learning to student’s interests and with practical activities <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">allow time for rehearsal of information <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">4) Visuo-motor Skills // <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Deals with both fine and gross motor skills <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Trouble with tasks requiring eye-hand coordination is common <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Some individuals have trouble differentiating between the left and the right <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Teachers can help by: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Ensuring familiarity with a word processor for the presentation of written work at an early age <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Allow ample opportunity for the completion of assignments <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Provide alternative activities which can replace some of the writing activities <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">5) Attention // <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Individuals are often distracted and find it difficult to sustain attention <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Some have difficulty identifying the most important points of a task <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Teachers can help by: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Repeating instructions often <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Provide a quiet work environment <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Instructions given step by step <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Hard working times broken up by more relaxed activities <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Students may not remember today what he/she appeared to remember last week <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">They talk a lot about topics that aren’t relevant <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">They do not listen effectively and the other students may find this irritating <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Students may seem interested and start tasks willingly, but rarely complete their work <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Their writing is often very poor <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">They can learn effectively but this often takes longer than the average student <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">They may work well when the teacher or aide sits beside them, but they get distracted and produce little if left to work on their own <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">They often forget due dates for work assignments <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">They may find it difficult to grasp fundamental spatial and mathematical concepts <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Physiological: // <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Some students require catheterization, or the insertion of a tube to permit the passage of urine <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Many children learn to use a catheter at a very young age <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Equipment/Curriculum Flexibility: // <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">The existence of elevators or ramps is very important <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Schedule or location changes can often help the student with Spina Bifida as well (for example, offering a course on the main floor instead of on the third floor) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Students often require crutches, braces, or wheelchairs <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Social Issues // <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Transportation is critical to promote socialization <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Toilet training has emotional, social, and physical implications <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Determining abilities in this area and then addressing bowel and bladder control is critical for the health and well being of children with Spina Bifida <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Parents, along with educators and health professionals, can request their children with Spina Bifida construct individual education programs (IEP) to reflect special education services <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings"> à <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> These assessments allow the student’s strengths to be identified so they aren’t just labelled by their weaknesses <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Students with Spina Bifida have average IQs, often with significantly higher verbal than nonverbal skills resulting in greater reading and spelling skills and much lower math skills <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">More severe hydrocephalus is associated with lower intelligence scores <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Learning disabilities occur in approximately 80% of all children with Spina Bifida and are more likely to occur in children with hydrocephalus <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Third Presentation: Deaf and Hard of Hearing **//by Paul, Keri, and Athena//** <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Being deaf or hearing impaired is characterized by full or fractional decrease in the ability to hear sound <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">More specifically, not having the ability (or minimal) to detect common frequencies and amplitudes that an average human would normally detect. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">People who are hard of hearing have differing amount in hearing loss, but rarely ever enough to be considered deaf. A common trend in society though is to refer to people as hard of hearing regardless of the range they can hear in. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">The use of the terms “hard of hearing” or “deaf” is preferred <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">They are based on the parts of the ear that sustained the hearing loss <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Conductive hearing loss //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">: occurs when there is interference in the movement of sound from the ear canal to the inner ear - blockage by an object, wax, or damage to a membrane <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Sensorineural hearing loss //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">: occurs when the inner ear (auditory nerve) is damaged <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Mixed hearing loss //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">: is a mix of conductive and sensorineural <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">There are two dimensions of sound: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Intensity //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">: which is the loudness of a sound measured in decibels (dB) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Human range of intensity is 0-130dB <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">If less than 0dB, cannot hear anything <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">If greater than 130dB, it actually hurts to hear <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Frequency ////<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">: //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> describes the cycle of sound per second measured in hertz (Hz) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">The degree to which someone is considered hearing impaired is based on measures of hearing acuity : <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Slight //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">: loss of 27-40dB -> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Sound is faint and distant. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Mild //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">: loss of 41-55dB (difficulty with normal conversations) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> -> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Normal conversation 3-5 ft. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Moderate: //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">loss of 56-70dB -> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Problem with long distances. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Severe //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">: loss of 71-90dB (can only hear with yelling into the ear) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> -><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Only with a hearing aid. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Profound //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">: loss of >91dB-><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Only extremely loud sounds or vibrations. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">There are four main types of specialists <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">1. Sign Language Interpreters <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> – listen to what is being said orally and then translate it for the deaf/hard of hearing person using sign language. The special needs student can also communicate with others with the use of the interpreter. (ALS) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">2. Augmentative hearing specialists <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> – work in the development and prescription of devices such as hearing aids and augmentation tools <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">3. Special Education teachers <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> – are specifically certified in working with students who are deaf or hard of hearing. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">4. Audiologists- co <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">vered later <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Hearing loss can be attributed to many different things but the most common cause is when damage is done to the middle ear <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Some of the most common ways this can occur are: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Exposure to excessive noise <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Ear infections or high fevers <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Middle ear fluid <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Eardrum perforations <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Allergies <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Wax or malformations in the middle ear <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Head injury or trauma to the middle ear <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">-people were given ear plugs <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">-each group had a “normal level” conversation <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">-people with the earplugs would have to try and listen and participate in the conversation <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">-example of what it may be like for someone who is deaf or hard of hearing <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Some common indicators that may suggest a hearing loss in children include: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Delayed speech and language development <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Not responding to sounds (both quiet and loud) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Turning up the sound on radio or television <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Difficulty getting their attention <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Relying on lip reading <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Frequent ear infections or fluid in the ear <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">There are three different tests: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Otoacoustic Emmissions (OAE) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (VRA) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Conditioned Orientation Response (COR) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings"> à <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">VRA and COR and generally used in schools <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Diagnosis is done by an audiologist <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Audiologists **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">are professionals educated in the study of normal hearing processes and hearing loss. The audiologist determines if a person has a hearing loss, what type of loss it is, and how the person can make the best use of remaining hearing. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">What we as new teachers might be thinking… <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">I have a deaf child in my classroom for the first time. What can I expect? <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">How do I ease the deaf child's transition into my class with his/her peers? <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">How do I make my lessons understandable for the deaf student <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Use visual aids <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Seating is key; ‘circular’ class is great because you can see everyone’s face, i.e. our drama class <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Use written announcements <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Communicate with the parents <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Provide an outline in advance of the lesson/activity to give to the student <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Do not talk while writing on chalkboard/overhead, etc. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Establish, with the student, a procedure in case of an emergency <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Students may be physically included through strategic seating plans, but they feel emotionally removed from the class due to the fact they can’t hear everything <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Continue to engage students in group activities <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Sign Language <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Signed English <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">American Sign Language (ASL) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">An interpreter <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Speechreading or “lipreading” <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Cued Speech <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings"> à <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">TIP: take an intro sign language course <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Visual communication system - mouth movements of speech combine with “cues” to make all the sounds (phonemes) of spoken language look different <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Found to be the most useful tool with to communicate between hearing parents/teachers with children who are deaf <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Hearing Aids <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">FM unit- teacher wears a wireless microphone around the neck, and the student wears an FM receiver <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Sound Field Amplification- teacher wears a wireless microphone, but speakers are placed around the room <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Cochlear Implant- surgically implanted in the ear- picks up sounds from the microphone that stimulates the auditory nerve <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Seating is key <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Make sure that you are not seating the student in a high traffic area <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Minimize unnecessary noise by adding rugs, carpets, tennis balls on the bottom of chairs <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Make use of the classroom board- excellent visual aide for announcements <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Fewer than 1 in 100 children have severe hearing impairment <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">1999- more than 42% of hearing impaired children were taught in separate classrooms <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">1999- only 62% of hearing impaired children received a high school diploma <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">More than 14% dropped out of school before graduation <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">offers education from Kindergarten to Grade 4 <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Academic Programming <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Vocational programming <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Special Education programming <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Transportation to and from school is offered <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Extracurricular activities available <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Some of the key websites that were discussed include: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Deaf Center Manitoba __<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">[|http://www.deafmanitoba.net] __<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">The Manitoba Speech and Hearing Association (MSHA) __<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">[|http://www.msha.ca] __<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">The Canadian Hearing Society __<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">[|http://www.chs.ca] __<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Manitoba School for the Deaf <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">[|http://www.msd.winnipeg.mb.ca] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">this support goes to the school division automatically and is based on the number of students in the division <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings"> à  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">school division then decides how to distribute the money <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Students with the following disabilities “fall” under this support level: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Moderate mental disability <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Severe physical disability <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Moderate multiple disabilities <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Very severely learning disabled <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Severely emotionally disturbed <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Severe hearing loss <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Severely visually impaired <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">$8,780 per student <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Students with the following disabilities “fall” under this support level: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Severe multiple disabilities <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Severely psychotic <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Moderate autism spectrum disorder <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Deaf or hard of hearing <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Severely visually impaired <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Very severely emotionally/behaviourally disordered <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">$19,530 per student <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Students with the following disabilities “fall” under this support level: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Profound multiple disabilities <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Deaf <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Blind <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Severe to profound autism spectrum disorder <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> •  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Profound emotionally/behaviourally disordered <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> ** <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Next Class: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Chapter 14 The Design of Schools (Think of the accessibility of the ED. Building)
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Hydrocephalus //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Diagnosis //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Incidence //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Treatment //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Prevention //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Recent Developments //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Areas of Difficulties //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Implications for the Classroom //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Additional Educational Issues //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Additional facts //**
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">---The End of the Spina Bifida Presentation--- **
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Definition //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">The Categories of Hearing Loss //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Dimensions of Sound //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Hearing Acuity //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">The Professionals //**
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Did you know that May is speech and hearing month in Canada! **
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Causes of Hearing Loss //**
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Demonstration in class: **
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Signs of Hearing Loss //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">How to get Tested and Diagnosed //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Teaching Strategies in the Classroom //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Be Prepared! //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Promote Belonging //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Methods of Communication //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">More on Cued Speech //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Hearing Devices in the Classroom //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Classroom Environment //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">The Inclusive School? //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Manitoba School for the Deaf //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Resources/Supports //**
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">---The End of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Presentation--- **
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Important Note: **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> If you are using a microphone and a student has as an FM Receiver, make sure to TURN IT OFF when going to the washroom or when going into the staff room!!!
 * __<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Different Levels of Support by MECY __**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Level I Support //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Level II Support //**
 * //<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Level III Support //**
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">--THE END of today’s class--

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">P.S. **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Inclusive Plan due on Friday, March 7, 2008.