Lipreading issues

Lipreading Issues

Presented in December 2005

Number of Participants: 15 Number of Respondents: 15

Overall Assessment:

How would you rate the following: EXCELLENT = 1 POOR = 5

How will you use what you have learned today?

Cascade to colleagues and consider for future.
Outstanding info on lipreading and lipspeaking issues.
With my pupils and in CPD for the staff - great tips! Also, interested in training my pupils how to use a lipspeaker.
Thinking about use with pupils cues for phonics. Use of lipspeaker. Also SQA qualification.
Take it back to school, perhaps discuss with colleagues and pupils.
In classroom - many practical applications.
Take it back to college where I work to promote classes for young people.
Share with colleagues and pupils.
Make me more aware of lipspeaking and make pupils aware of using a lipspeaker, especially after leaving school.
Share with colleagues. Pass on information to pupils. Consider the SQA module.
In my day to day work as a peri teacher - to improve my own awareness of my own lip patterns; also in awareness raising with class teachers of deaf pupils.
Influence teaching techniques and ideas for use with children.
I will be extremely appropriate to the work I do with pupils in mainstream.
To improve my communication skills in the classroom. As an aid to deaf awareness talks to mainstream staff.
Lipreading - as a support and encouragement for running course, as general info for other staff/other colleagues in subject departments.
Lipspeaking - for information, awareness raising.

How would you rate the following: EXCELLENT = 1 POOR = 5

What was best about the course/event?

Lipspeaking practical and demonstration.
Standard of presentation. Content of presentation.
Learned new things - you can’t believe it when you’ve worked with deaf pupils for such a long time - thanks!
SQA - lipreading with phonic. The use of a lipspeaker with hearing impaired pupils.
Practical exercises. Speakers very good, knowledgeable, interesting. Importance of eyebrows in conveying facial expression. Phonics and relevance to deaf children. Learning about role of deaf speaker.
Info on lipspeaking. Update on lipreading for young people.
Excellent presentations and handouts. Practical parts fun and interesting.
Enthusiasm and professionalism of presenters. Information from Fiona. Approachable nature of presenters.
All aspects were really good - lots of good information from both speakers; practical activities.
Awareness raising for use with children phonics scheme sound fantastic.
Information on lipreading.
All of interest. Interested to hear about development of resources for teaching phonics.
First priority was to hear more on lipreading as we’re running the course for two S4 pupils in this in St Roch’s, so this was really a help to have background info. Also it was a real refresher and motivator.
What, if anything, could have been improved about the course?
Definitely food for thought, one of the most interesting!
More time!
More time on practical activities as they really raised awareness of difficulties in lipreading and lipspeaking.
It was fine.

Any other comments regarding the course?

A very enjoyable day.
More of the same.
Glad to have a course for the “oral deaf” in mainstream.
Really good!! Both presenters were great, very informative.
More time spent on practical workshops/exercises.
Really appreciated having the chance to contact people involved in similar work.

Location and Venue

Convenient location for this course: No Response 4; Yes 9; No 2

EXCELLENT = 1 POOR = 5

Likely to attend if venue was used again: No Response 2; Likely 12; Less Likely 1

What other CPD training would you like the SSC to provide?

More on today’s topic.
SQA allowances for oral deaf pupils in mainstream.
Role of Teacher of the Deaf in mainstream settings - sharing good practice, ideas, curriculum.
Signing for pre-level 3 people.
Anything on deaf education.

Outcomes Assessment

If you are a teacher, how would you rate this course in relation to the following "Chartered Teacher Standard" components:

VERY USEFUL = 1 NOT USEFUL = 5