Written by an expert in the field who is both a teacher and a teacher-educator, this book is an in-depth and practical resource for educators and parents who wish to introduce music to children with hearing loss.Author Lyn Schraer-Joiner makes a compelling case for offering music education to children with hearing loss before presenting a series of important and up-to-date teaching strategies meant to inform their educational experience, including preparations for the classroom, communication strategies for parents and teaching staff, and tips on more specific or technical matters such as conducting musical audiograms. These resources provide a solid background for hands-on instructional materials such as music lessons, supplemental activities, educational resources, discussion points, and journal samples for the classroom and home.Schraer-Joiner goes to great lengths to offer detailed, purposeful suggestions for specific classroom settings such as general music, choral ensemble, and instrumental ensemble as well as a set of recommended listening lessons that take this potential variety of settings into account. Furthermore, Schraer-Joiner provides suggestions for incorporating music into everyday activities and also presents an overview of recent research which reinforces the benefits of music upon social and emotional development as well as speech and language development. Each chapter concludes with a section entitled "For Your Consideration" which features review questions, ideas, and instructional activities that teachers and parents can accomplish with deaf and hard of hearing children. The book's "Kids Only" online component provides deaf and hard-of-hearing children with descriptions of the many opportunities available to them in the arts, inspirational case studies and stories, as well as important ideas and topics for deaf and hard-of-hearing children to consider discussing with the teachers, family members, and healthcareprofessionals that they work with.The message of this book is a powerful one particularly in this day and age. As hearing aid and cochlear implant technologies improve and become increasingly widespread, all teachers--especially music teachers--should expect to see more deaf and hard-of-hearing children in their classrooms. Awareness and preparation are not only vital in aiding these children in the classroom, but are in fact required of teachers by federal law.This book is a comprehensive resource for teachers and parents who wish to gain a better understanding of the emerging field of music education for students with hearing loss.

DedicationTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsPrefaceChapter 1: Hearing and Hearing Loss: What Parents and Teachers Need to KnowA Brief Look at the History of Music for the Deaf and Hard of HearingThe Hearing ProcessHearing LossMusic and Hearing Loss: An Overview of Research Past and PresentConclusionsFor Your ConsiderationReferencesChapter 2: For Parents: Important Decisions and ConsiderationsEarly Identification and Intervention of Hearing LossModes of CommunicationEducational SettingsSocializationMaking a Difference Through MusicConclusionsFor Your ConsiderationReferencesChapter 3: Adapting the Music Classroom: All-Purpose Suggestions and ApproachesInitial Preparation and Fact-FindingCurricular Content: Making Music AccessibleLesson Ideas for the General Music ClassroomConclusionsFor Your ConsiderationReferencesChapter 4: Making the Case: Involving Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in General Music Lessons and EnsemblesMusic Listening Lessons for the General Music ClassroomThe Instrumental Music ProgramThe Choral Music ProgramConclusionsFor Your ConsiderationReferencesChapter 5: For the Music Education Student: Preparing for a Career in TeachingSpecial Education and Disability Rights Laws: A Foundation for Student AdvocacyMaking the Most of Methods Coursework and the Student Teaching ExperienceIntroductory Music Students Teaching Experiences at a School for the DeafConclusionsFor Your considerationReferencesChapter 6: Hearing Aids, Assistive Listening Devices (ALD) and Other Sensory DevicesWhat are Hearing Aids and How Do They Work?Types of Hearing aidsMonitoring Hearing Aid DevicesAssistive Listening Technology for the Home and ClassroomMusical Sensory Devices for Individuals with Hearing LossPreventing Noise Induced Hearing Loss: Protective Gear and ResourcesConclusionsFor Your ConsiderationTeachers and ParentsReferencesChapter 7: An Introduction to the Cochlear ImplantAn Overview of the DeviceThe History of the Cochlear ImplantPediatric Cochlear ImplantationCandidacy: Initial Testing and Evaluation.The Implantation ProcessActivation of the Implant and MappingStimulation Rates and Speech Processing Strategies: A Brief OverviewOne Cochlear Implant User's Journey: The Story of "C"Adjusting to Life with the Cochlear ImplantControversies Associated with Pediatric Cochlear ImplantationCurrent Trends in Cochlear ImplantationMusic and Cochlear Implanted Children: Involvement, Trends, and Implications for the Music ClassroomConclusionsFor Your ConsiderationReferencesAppendix 1Appendix 2Appendix 3Appendix 4Appendix 5Appendix 6Appendix 7