Student Services
Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth
Annotated Descriptor for Deaf/HOH Level II
Funding Guideline Criteria
The student is confirmed to be deaf or hard of hearing based on a comprehensive assessment administered by a qualified specialist (audiologist, deaf education specialist, and/or speech-language pathologist). Due to a hearing loss that has significantly affected the development of speech and/or language, the student requires major programming modifications to participate effectively and benefit from instruction in the educational setting.
Descriptors
Student Profile
- A recent audiogram (within two years of application).
- Indicate degree of hearing loss, e.g., moderate to severe bilateral loss.
- A brief summary of hearing history, including age at diagnosis and experience with and use of amplification.
- A description of student amplification and description of functional benefit, e.g., amplification provides benefit under some listening conditions.
- A summary of communication skills, including a description of the student's primary communication mode (oral/sign).
- ndicate whether the student's hearing loss is unstable or degenerative.
Resource Profile
- A brief summary of the supports/adaptations the student requires to:
- achieve curricular outcomes or individual goals (e.g., pre/post teaching)
- communicate effectively in school/community settings
- Specify student's programming needs throughout the day (i.e. adaptations and/or modifications or individualized programming).
- Specify training or intervention required for self-direction, independent skills, behaviour, communication and academics. Indicate roles of support personnel (e.g., clinicians, specialists teacher assistants).
- Identify Division, school and/or outside supports needed. Indicate nature of support, including amount of time, types of materials (e.g., respite, therapy).
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