The Performance of the Hearing Impaired Children in an Inclusive Setting: A Case Study of Maseno Division, Kisumu West District, Kisumu County

ABSTRACT The study was about the performance of impaired children. The study was guided by three objectives; Causes of Hearing Impairments, establish characteristics of hearing impairments and Interventions to assist learners with hearing impairments.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPROVAL

DECLARATION .

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DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS v

LIST OF TABLES viii

LIST OF FIGURES ix

ACRONYMS x

ABSTRACT xi

CHAPTER ONE 1

INTRODUCTION 1

1.0 Background to the Study 1

1.1 Statement of the Problem 2

1.2 Objectives of the Study 2

1 .2.1 General Objective 2

1.2.2 Specific Objectives 2

1.3 Research Questions 2

1.4 Scope of the Study 3

CHAPTER -rwo 4

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 4

2.0 Introduction 4

2.1 Characteristics of Hearing Impairments 4

2.2 Causes of Hearing Impairment 6

2.1 .1 Long-term exposure to environmental noise 6

2.1.2 Genetic 7

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2.1.3 Disease or illness .8

2.1.4 Medication 8

2.1.5 Exposure to autotoxin chemicals 8

2.1.6 Physical trauma 9

2.3 Interventions to Assist Learners with Hearing Impairments 9

CHAPTER THREE 11

METHODOLOGY ii

3.0 Introduction 11

3.1 Research Design 11

3.2 The Area and Population of Study 11

3.4 Sample framework 11

3.4.1 Sample Size 11

3.4.2 Sampling technique and Procedure 11

3,SMethods 12

3.5.1 Instruments Used for Data Collection 12

3.5.2 Sources of data 12

3.6 Data Analysis 13

3.7 Ethical Consideration 13

3.8 Limitations 13

3.9 Delimitations 14

CHAPTER FOUR 15

PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS 15

4.0 Introduction 15

4.1 Demographic Background of the Respondents 15

4.1.1 Sex 15

4.l.2Age 16

4.1.3 Marital status 16

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4.1.4 Education background .17

4.1.5 Occupation 17

4.2 Characteristics of Hearing Impairment 1 8

4.3 Causes of Hearing Impairments 18

4.4 Intervention 19

CHAPTER FIVE 20

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 20

5.0 Introduction 20

5.1 Discussion 20

5.1.1. Characteristics of hearing impairments 20

5.1.2 Causes of hearing impairments 20

5.1.3 Intervention 20

5.2 Conclusion 21

5.3 Recommendations 21

REFERENCES 22

APPENDICES 23

APPENDIX A: WORK PLAN 23

APPENDIX B: BUDGET 24

APPENDIX C: QUESTIOM”JAIRES 25