Khalid is now 9 years of age and has been diagnosed with a
hearing impairment. His hearing has gradually gotten less effective since
diagnosis, and he has started to learn to sign.
* Write a narrative “interview” in which you communicate
with Khalid in an effort to get to know him.
* Write a narrative “interview” in which you talk with Khalid’s
mother about him.
* Who is Khalid? What kind of child is he? What
might someone expect upon meeting him for the first time? Base Khalid’s imagined
personality on what you know about he and his family so far.
* Write a narrative “interview” in which you communicate with Khalid in an effort to get to know him.
ReplyDeleteInterviewer: Hey Khalid, how are you doing today?
Khalid: hmm..?
Interviewer: are you having a good day?
Khalid: I had a good day.
Interviewer: What did you do today?
Khalid: I played outside with my brother
Interviewer: what is your brother’s name?
Khalid: Kathem
Interviewer: How old is Kathem?
Khalid: He is bigger than me...
Interviewer: How much older?
Khalid: is older than me
Interviewer: Did you have fun playing with Kathem?
Khalid: We played ball
Interviewer: was that a lot of fun?
Khalid: Yes we played ball!
Interviewer: What is your favorite thing to play?
Khalid: I like to play with all of my family... But that does not happen all the time
Interviewer: Why does that not happen often?
Khalid: Because mother is too tired to play and Father is busy. He works really hard.
Interviewer: Does it make you sad that you never get to play with your whole family?
Khalid: It does, but that’s how it always is.
Interviewer: Do your parents know that you want everyone to play together?
Khalid: I don’t think so, everyone just does what they are supposed too... except me
Interviewer: What do you mean?
Khalid: Mother gets mad at me because I don’t do what I am supposed to
Interviewer: Is that an accident?
Khalid: Yes I get things mixed up a lot... and mother gets mad, and then I hear her tell me to go into time out. Sometimes I try to tell her I just got things mixed up; I still get in trouble
Interviewer: What would you like to tell your mother the most?
Khalid: I would like to tell her that I am sorry when I mix things up but she always just goes in her room and cries.. I feel bad when I make her sad, I don’t do it on purpose but it’s hard to hear things sometimes.
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ReplyDelete* Write a narrative “interview” in which you talk with Khalid’s mother about him.
ReplyDelete“When did you start noticing that Khalid had trouble
hearing?”
Growing up, Khalid was always hard for me to handle. My mind was always occupied with so many things such as my family back at home, living here, the fact that my husband is always working, and taking care of my children all on my own. When Khalid was
6 he started to act worse than before, although he was always a challenge, I no longer knew what to do with him! He could never pay attention to anything. He would lose focus on a task after a short amount of time, even when he was playing with other kids
he would zone out of games and activities. He always had to have the TV on extremely loud and he requested that the radio was always turned all the way up. When he was 6 is when he started tugging at his ears, which is when the problem became more noticeable
to me. I thought it might have just become a habit, but that in addition with the need for loud volume made me a little bit suspicious. His teachers at school told me that he would do the same things at school, and in addition that he was inattentive. His
teacher suggested that his hearing should be checked due to his actions and since he was unable to engage in activities with the other children.
“How do you find that Khalid’s hearing impairment affects
him at home?”
Similarly to before how he would always need the TV or radio turned up really loud, it is also difficult for him sometimes to hear people on the phone. Usually when I call for him it is hard for him to hear me so I need to yell loudly or just go up to
his room to make sure I have his attention. The most obvious issue to me is that it is hard for Khalid to follow instructions. It has always been a struggle and I used to believe that he was just being difficult with me. When I quickly give him things to do
around the house or even ask him how his day was at school I need to speak directly to him, making eye contact, so that it is a little easier.
“Does Khalid’s hearing impairment affect him in similar
ways at school?”
Khalid’s teachers have told me that he is inattentive and commonly does not follow directions, simply because he does not hear them. He usually needs his teacher to repeat things for him since it is hard for him to pay attention. His hearing loss puts
him on the lower end of his academic work compared to the other students. His vocabulary is farther behind where the other kids his age are at. His difficulties with being engaged in conversations and activities have caused him to often play by himself rather
than with the other students. He seems to isolate himself and he often seems unhappy at school as a result of his limited social interactions.
“Do you think that sign language is helping Khalid?”
I believe that learning sign language has helped Khalid
out a great amount so far. Although it takes getting used to, the gesture cues have been helpful for me to communicate more efficiently with him. In our house we are now using TV captions so that it does not need to be on the loudest setting and so that he
can fully understand what is going on. If I don’t know how to sign something to Khalid, I try to talk slowly and clearly and make sure that I am talking face to face with him since he has picked up on lipreading.
“When did you start noticing that Khalid had trouble hearing?”
ReplyDeleteGrowing up, Khalid was always hard for me to handle. My mind was always occupied with so many things such as my family back at home, living here, the fact that my husband is always working, and taking care of my children all on my own. When Khalid was 6 he started to act worse than before, although he was always a challenge, I no longer knew what to do with him! He could never pay attention to anything. He would lose focus on a task after a short amount of time, even when he was playing with other kids he would zone out of games and activities. He always had to have the TV on extremely loud and he requested that the radio was always turned all the way up. When he was 6 is when he started tugging at his ears, which is when the problem became more noticeable to me. I thought it might have just become a habit, but that in addition with the need for loud volume made me a little bit suspicious. His teachers at school told me that he would do the same things at school, and in addition that he was inattentive. His teacher suggested that his hearing should be checked due to his actions and since he was unable to engage in activities with the other children.
“How do you find that Khalid’s hearing impairment affects him at home?”
Similarly to before how he would always need the TV or radio turned up really loud, it is also difficult for him sometimes to hear people on the phone. Usually when I call for him it is hard for him to hear me so I need to yell loudly or just go up to his room to make sure I have his attention. The most obvious issue to me is that it is hard for Khalid to follow instructions. It has always been a struggle and I used to believe that he was just being difficult with me. When I quickly give him things to do around the house or even ask him how his day was at school I need to speak directly to him, making eye contact, so that it is a little easier.
“Does Khalid’s hearing impairment affect him in similar ways at school?”
Khalid’s teachers have told me that he is inattentive and commonly does not follow directions, simply because he does not hear them. He usually needs his teacher to repeat things for him since it is hard for him to pay attention. His hearing loss puts him on the lower end of his academic work compared to the other students. His vocabulary is farther behind where the other kids his age are at. His difficulties with being engaged in conversations and activities have caused him to often play by himself rather than with the other students. He seems to isolate himself and he often seems unhappy at school as a result of his limited social interactions.
“Do you think that sign language is helping Khalid?”
I believe that learning sign language has helped Khalid out a great amount so far. Although it takes getting used to, the gesture cues have been helpful for me to communicate more efficiently with him. In our house we are now using TV captions so that it does not need to be on the loudest setting and so that he can fully understand what is going on. If I don’t know how to sign something to Khalid, I try to talk slowly and clearly and make sure that I am talking face to face with him since he has picked up on lipreading.
* Who is Khalid? What kind of child is he? What might someone expect upon meeting him for the first time? Base Khalid’s imagined personality on what you know about he and his family so far.
ReplyDeleteKhalid is a nine year old boy who has had a difficult childhood. I would imagine that Khalid may not be the happiest of children. As an infant Khalid did not form the proper connection with his mother or primary caregiver, which causes him to lack positive attachment. This relationship may be the manifestation for Khalid’s disruptive behaviors and difficult personality. Khalid is an energetic boy like many other children his age, however he is not always the most cooperative. He is stubborn and acts out often for attention. The past few years have been particularly hard on Khalid. Being that he was only recently informed of his hearing impairment Khalid has spent a lot of time struggling in school with his assignments as well as forming friendships with his peers. Khalid often seemed to lack interest in class work and recess activities but this is likely to be because he was unable to hear or converse with others. His family along with his teachers and classmates have gone unaware of Khalid’s hearing deficits and instead viewed him to be difficult to handle or get along with.
Now that Khalid has finally received the proper diagnosis of a hearing impairment, his family and teachers can make more sense of his conduct amongst his peers as well as his performance in school. Khalid’s family is unfamiliar with hearing loss and has never known of a family member to be diagnosed with such. Had they been more familiar with this topic they may have been able to help Khalid at an earlier age and prevent him from struggling in and out of the classroom. Being that Khalid is only nine years old many of the children he interacts with on a regular basis may not be familiar with hearing impairments. Other children may find Khalid to be different and instead choose not to get to know him. Khalid may in turn feel isolated and lonely. Upon meeting Khalid other children may be unsure how to act or communicate with him and he may struggle to make and maintain friendships. Khalid is just beginning to use sign language to communicate and may need someone to help translate for him, this can make forming relationships more difficult because it will require more than the typical nine year old friendships. Because Khalid is just learning to sign in order to communicate and his family and friends will need to become familiar with signing as well if they want to make this process a positive one for Khalid. Due to Khalid’s diagnosis he can now receive assistive services and have an IEP that provides supports for him in school which will be beneficial to his education.