ABSTRACT
The study was carried out to identify the challenges of hearing impairment to learners in
Nunguni Zone, Kilungu Division, Makueni District, Eastern province of Kenya.
The researcher used the survey method and questionnaires to collected data from the
respondents.
The sample comprised ten teachers from ten schools thus one teacher from each school.
The researcher found the causes of hearing impairment in the area to be diseases,
witchcraft and curse. The researcher found out how hearing impairment affects learners
performance. The researcher found out that hearing impaired learners are socially ignored
and neglected by teachers, the other learners and the community at large. This greatly
affects their performance.
The researcher also identified challenges faced by the teachers when teaching hearing
impaired learners. He also established intervention measures for teaching of the deaf.
The researcher recommends that governments of various countries should train more
teachers in special needs education so as to help learners with H.I.
Community should be sensitized on the causes of hearing impairment and the
intervention measures available
MUTHOKA, L (2021). Challenges Facing Children With Hearing Impairement In The Mainstream. A Case Study Of Selected Primary Schools In Nunguni Zone: Eastern Province-Kenya.. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/challenges-facing-children-with-hearing-impairement-in-the-mainstream-a-case-study-of-selected-primary-schools-in-nunguni-zone-eastern-province-kenya
MUTHOKA, LEONARD "Challenges Facing Children With Hearing Impairement In The Mainstream. A Case Study Of Selected Primary Schools In Nunguni Zone: Eastern Province-Kenya." Afribary. Afribary, 04 Jun. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/challenges-facing-children-with-hearing-impairement-in-the-mainstream-a-case-study-of-selected-primary-schools-in-nunguni-zone-eastern-province-kenya. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
MUTHOKA, LEONARD . "Challenges Facing Children With Hearing Impairement In The Mainstream. A Case Study Of Selected Primary Schools In Nunguni Zone: Eastern Province-Kenya.". Afribary, Afribary, 04 Jun. 2021. Web. 23 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/challenges-facing-children-with-hearing-impairement-in-the-mainstream-a-case-study-of-selected-primary-schools-in-nunguni-zone-eastern-province-kenya >.
MUTHOKA, LEONARD . "Challenges Facing Children With Hearing Impairement In The Mainstream. A Case Study Of Selected Primary Schools In Nunguni Zone: Eastern Province-Kenya." Afribary (2021). Accessed April 23, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/challenges-facing-children-with-hearing-impairement-in-the-mainstream-a-case-study-of-selected-primary-schools-in-nunguni-zone-eastern-province-kenya