Working with children with cochlear implants in sign bilingual settings
Presented on 17 January 2008
Course evaluation summary
Number of Participants: 15
Number
of Respondents: 14
Overall Assessment:
How would you rate the following: Excellent = 1; Poor = 5
Enhancement to your expertise |
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2.14 |
Content and supplementary material |
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2.14 |
How will you use what you have learned today?
Generate basis for future
discussion on learning and teaching.
Have more information to make informed points on varying opinions.
Get my act together regarding checking equipment.
It will inform policy and procedures across the local authority.
My understanding has improved which will be reflected in my working with
CI children and families.
Having watched some of the video clips and seeing how some of the implanted
children progress in a sign bilingual setting, I will continue to use
sign/speech together and not feel 'guilty' about doing so. Investigate,
also, the possibility of the boy I visit having language processing specific
difficulties.
Evaluate my own expectations of the children I work with and the balance
of spoken vs signed language during my input.
To reinforce what I know and use it as evidence when working with others
who have less experience or a less open mind.
Think about more formal assessment.
Using my skills, assessing individual needs using them to match needs
of children after regular assessments.
Review practice.
Look at how we are assessing pupils development and needs.
More confident re outcomes of CI, so can reassure parents concerns when
CI suggested at very young age.
Revisit my own beliefs and understanding.
How would you rate the following: Excellent = 1; Poor = 5
Clarity of presentation |
1.86 |
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Pacing of course/event |
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2.07 |
What was best about the course/event?
Wide points of view.
Hearing about other colleagues problems.
Informative.
It addressed the key issues we are currently facing.
Discussion of current issues was relevant and interesting.
Listening to others experiences/comments and their views.
Up-to-date research and statistics and the opportunity to take part in
discussions with fellow professionals and hear other people's experiences
and viewpoints.
Balanced view well supported by research and experience.
Reminding that learning is child-led. Assessment tools.
Assessment tools. Meeting others from different authorities.
Awareness of current research and how this may/may not impact upon our
service.
The opportunity to hear the views of other professionals and the common
difficulties.
Very interesting statistics re early implantation - very thought provoking
as to the future for deaf children.
What, if anything, could have been improved about the course?
Workshops.
I would have liked some input from the medical side and the cochlear
implant team.
Sometimes felt presenter was suggesting total communication was the answer
and that CI children should not be in a sign bilingual setting. Not
enough discussion about CI children with additional difficulties and
discussion on how to manage CI child within a sign bilingual setting,
perhaps before they move into a different educational setting.
Discussion of children implanted at 6 years and their speech perception/speech
development.
Discussion groups.
Technology to work as required.
More opportunity to discuss issues with other colleagues.
Nobody's fault but more time for general discussion between attendees
- so many conflicting issues.
Any other comments regarding the course?
I enjoyed it very much, thank
you.
Very interesting/thought provoking (2).
Very good, thought provoking course that should facilitate discussions
about practice within our setting.
Enjoyed it very much.
Would like to have discussed more how to assess language development
in children with cochlear implant.
Thanks to all who organised course. Sue Archbold - very good presenter.
Location and Venue
Convenient location for this course: No Response 6; Yes 8; No
Excellent = 1; Poor = 5
Convenience of venue |
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2.21 |
Quality of venue |
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2.23 |
Likely to attend if venue was used again: No
Response 2; Likely 12; Less
Likely
What other CPD training would you like the SSC to provide?
Deafblind course.
Children with CI and other complex needs, eg; language processing, dyslexia,
etc. ICT resources for the deaf. Working with deaf babies
- early years, early intervention. Different assessment resources
suitable for deaf children.
Deafness and complex needs. Visual impairment.
Very good selection of courses offered for this session. Hopefully
we will be able to send some staff to most of them.
Total communication training for mainstream staff.
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
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your professional values and personal commitment |
1.4 |
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your professional knowledge and understanding |
1.4 |
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your professional and personal attributes |
1.6 |