Hearing & Vision Engage - Enable - Enrich Welcome back to Connections; the monthly blog brought to you from the Oasis teams at JESS Jumeirah and JESS Primary. Our 'introductory' sway gave you an insider look at the work of Oasis from the perspective of the staff parents and students at JESS. We look forward to bringing you future editions that will continue to focus upon our two key intentions;
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to provide information about the enrichment and support work that our departments provide. •
to share our knowledge, experience and support strategy suggestions.
Barriers to learning can come in all shapes and sizes. Whilst some of our students will never be faced with significant challenges, it is highly likely that a high number will need a little extra attention at some point on their learning journey. One of the most common, and easiest issues to resolve, can be challenges related to vision or hearing. As an adult that struggles to pay attention to conversations in a noisy social venue, it can be exhausting trying to interpret discussions. The temptation would be to get fed up and go home! Imagine how hard it must be to be a child with a potential hearing difficulties, battling to hear the teacher at the other side of the classroom over the hum of voices or the occasional roar of the air conditioning. The children don't have the option to go home, but they might give up trying to focus! Similarly, difficulties with visual acuity or eye movements can create unnecessary and frustrating barriers to success in reading and writing,