1. D EAF / H EARING I MPAIRED Mercedes Plummer

2. O VERVIEW Definitions Types Needs and Adjustments General School Setting Motor Performance Signs for a PE class

3. D EFINITION Deafness means a hearing impairment that is so severe that the child is impaired in processing linguistic information through hearing, with or without amplification, that adversely affects a child’s education performance. Hearing impairment means an impairment in hearing, whether permanent or fluctuating, that adversely affects a child’s education performance but that is not included under the definition of deafness in this section.

4. H EARING IMPAIRMENTS Congenital Present at birth Adventitious (occurring late in life)

5. 3 T YPES OF H EARING LOSS Conductive Sensorineural Mixed

6. N EEDS AND A DJUSTMENTS Signing is not the sole means of communication Oral method Total communication approach ASL Finger spelling Cued speech Hearing Aid Cochlear device Speech reading http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVzdwR4XCYA

7. S IGNS THAT MIGHT BE USED IN P.E. BALL

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10. P LANNING THE PROGRAM IN THE GENERAL SCHOOL SETTING Instruction Kindness and patience in direction Need more factual information General guidelines for physical education Social and Emotional solutions

11. M OTOR P ERFORMANCE Balance problems Lower level on many motor tasks

12. R EVIEW Definitions Types Needs and Adjustments General School Setting Motor Performance Signs for a PE class

13. R EFERENCES Dunn, J. M., & Leitschuh, C. A. (2006). Special physical education. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt. Moores, D. F. (2001). Educating the deaf: Psychology, principles, and practices. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.