ABSTRACT
The topic of this study was ‘Effective use of total communication in teaching
language to learners with hearing impairment in Kiambu District Kenya. One
of the aims of the study was to find out whether the teachers have
adequate training to teach language to learners with hearing impairment.
The researcher had targeted forty respondents to fill the questionnaires but
twenty five of them did this. The respondents were teachers teaching
language to learners with hearing impairment in special schools and
integrated settings. The respondents were purposefully sampled to
participate in the study and fill the questionnaires which were carefully
prepared. The researcher used a quanti~~ye~ypenf approach which gives
guidance to respondents and saves time. The survey strategy was
employed by careful selection of teachers teaching language to learners with
hearing impairment and the data was analyzed using descriptive and tabular
presentation. The results indicated that the respondents were aware of the
philosophy of total communication and used it to teach language to learners
with hearing impairment. Generally they had positive attitudes towards its
use with learners. The academic achievement of learners with hearing
impairment was found averagtwithsome registering poor performance.
However most respondents lack training in special needs educated and
although many had long experience in teaching, they lacked the application
skills.
The results of this study calls for provision of educational resources and
formulation of a national policy on uniform approach in teaching learners
with hearing impairment. Teachers need training and induction in
appropriate methods of teaching language to learners with hearing
impairment and there is need for learners with hearing impairment to be given freedom of choice on the most appropriate mode of communication after guidance by teachers and parents.
MACHUNIA, G (2021). Effective Use Of Total Communication In Teaching Language To Learners With Hearing Impairment In Kiambu District Kenya. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/effective-use-of-total-communication-in-teaching-language-to-learners-with-hearing-impairment-in-kiambu-district-kenya
MACHUNIA, GEOFFREY "Effective Use Of Total Communication In Teaching Language To Learners With Hearing Impairment In Kiambu District Kenya" Afribary. Afribary, 04 Jun. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/effective-use-of-total-communication-in-teaching-language-to-learners-with-hearing-impairment-in-kiambu-district-kenya. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
MACHUNIA, GEOFFREY . "Effective Use Of Total Communication In Teaching Language To Learners With Hearing Impairment In Kiambu District Kenya". Afribary, Afribary, 04 Jun. 2021. Web. 14 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/effective-use-of-total-communication-in-teaching-language-to-learners-with-hearing-impairment-in-kiambu-district-kenya >.
MACHUNIA, GEOFFREY . "Effective Use Of Total Communication In Teaching Language To Learners With Hearing Impairment In Kiambu District Kenya" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 14, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/effective-use-of-total-communication-in-teaching-language-to-learners-with-hearing-impairment-in-kiambu-district-kenya