Educators Guide to Cochlear Implants

Editor: If you teach children who use cochlear implants, then this information should be right up your alley! Cochlear Corporation has published this great guide that covers a variety of aspects of educating a child with a CI. For the complete guide and links to plenty of information, please point your browser to http://www.cochlearamericas.com/Support/2156.asp

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July 2007

A child with a cochlear implant needs a team to support his or her needs and professionals at school are a critical part of that team. This guide is an important resource for the educational professionals of children with a cochlear implant -- whether that child attends school in a mainstream setting or in a special program for children with hearing loss.

The guide provides information on cochlear implant technology and how to use it, as well as detail on how educational and (re)habilitation professionals can help a child with a cochlear implant reach his full potential.

The Teachers Guide is also available for download in Spanish and Portuguese versions.

Teachers Guide: Table of Contents

The following chapters are available for download:
1. Introduction to cochlear implants
2. Timeline of cochlear implants
3. What children with a cochlear implant need at school
4. Listening at School
5. How to prepare the classroom for a child with a cochlear implant
6. Troubleshooting the child's sound processor
7. Accessories and assistive listening devices
8. Resources

Also available for download:

Teachers Guide - Portuguese
Guia do sistema de implante coclear Nucleus(r) para educadores