\Iodfs Of Communication And Academic Performance Of Lk~Arners With Hearing Impairements In Mbeere District, Kenya. A Case Study Of St. Luke’s School For The Deaf.

Abstract

This study investigated the impact of modes of communication on

academic performance of learners with hearing impairments. The paper is

made up of five chapters.

Chapter one: The researcher has looked at the background of the

problem, statement of the problem, the theory, objectives, research

questions set to investigate more on the problem and the significance of

the study.

Chapter two: The researcher looked at what others have researched on

~o come up with the literature i.e., categories, causes of hearing

impairment, modes of communication, among others.

Chapter three: It specified the research methodology, respondents, and

statistical treatment of data, research environment, data collection

procedures and others.

Chapter four: It is the analysis and interpretation of data got from the

field. It looked into views of respondents concerning issues like,

categories of hearing impairment, causes of hearing impairment, modes

of communication of such learners and the impact of communication

modes on the learning of learners.

Chapter five: This dealt with the discussions, conclusions and

recommendations. The researcher discussed the findings, made the conclusions, recommendations and suggested future areas of study.