Identification of Problems faced by Children with Hearing Impairment in Acquisition of basic Skills: Exploration of Possible Solutions

Abstract

This quantitative study aims to identify the problems faced by children with hearing impairment in acquisition of basic skills including cognitive, social, academic, psychological, communication and also explore the solutions. In this study, a self-developed and validated questionnaire on five-point Likert type scale (Cronbach Alpha 0.86) was used to collect data from 110 special education teachers working in public and private schools of children with hearing impairment in Punjab. Data were collected personally by visiting schools, through Google forms, social media, online meetings, and e-mail. The data was analyzed on SPSS deriving the frequencies, Independent sample t-test and One Way ANOVA was run. These tests were applied to find differences in the opinions of teachers regarding identification of problems of children with hearing impairment in acquisition of basic skills. Results showed that children with hearing impairment haven’t any type of problem in their cognition. They are facing behavioural, socialization and academic issues due to language gaps.it is recommended that parents should be aware about early assessment. Trained teachers and technology should be provided by the government.