My Accessibility
HEARING PEERS IN CLASS
HEARING PEERS IN CLASS
OBJECTIVES: (Competency)
- Do you understand when peers ask or answer questions during class?
- Can you easily follow class discussions?
- How is understanding during partner or small group work?
- How is understanding student presentations?
- Do you/your teacher make use of a pass microphone?
- Do you understand multimedia presentations (DVDs, computer)
OBJECTIVES: (Relatedness)
- Do you think that other students also have difficulty understanding other kids in the class?
- What would you want your peers to know that would help you with your communication?
OBJECTIVES: (Autonomy)
- What could you do if you don’t understand? (e.g. ask for repetition)
- What would motivate or prompt you to take action? (e.g. worry about missing material that may be on an exam)
- Do you feel comfortable expressing your communication needs to your peers?
- Do you move your body to facilitate understanding?
- Do you move your seating location to optimize communication?