CHALLENGES FACING CHILDREN WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON THEIR EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS IN SPECAIL SCHOOLS IN OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE.

ABSTRACT

This study was designed to address the challenges facing children with Hearing Impairment and its impact on their educational achievement among children in special schools in Oredo L.G.A. Edo State.

The study adopted a descriptive survey. The total population of special teachers in Oredo L.G.A is (10) teachers from Eight (8) schools for special needs children, random schools in the sampled area. A total number of 150 teachers made up the population of the study. The random sampling technique was used to select the respondents for this study. The research instrument for the study was a Questionnaire titled: “The effect of hearing impaired in educational achievement”, which was distributed to respondents and collected immediately after completion from respondents. The simple percentage and mean score was used in computing the responses of the questionnaire items. To account for the reliability of the study, the Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used which gave a value of 0.566.

At the end of the study, The findings indicate a positive perception among respondents regarding the provision of various services such as counseling, placement services, assistive technology, interpreting, auditory amplification, and parental counseling and training. Children with hearing impairment are provided with these services, and they play a significant role in assisting and improving the challenges faced by children with hearing impairment and also improves the impact affecting their educational achievements.