Name of teaching material
A mirror (pronunciation learning material) marketed product
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| Target | Young children, older children, and students in the preschool, elementary school, junior high, and high school divisions who need pronunciation training |
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| Disability category | deaf and hard of hearing |
| Teaching units / Applicable scenes | activities for independent living |
| Specific purposes |
･ To teach children to distinguish differences in the shape of the mouth or movement of the tongue, and other differences, between themselves and the teacher. ･ To enable children to check the shape of their mouth and the movement of their tongue. |
| Considerations for disability characteristics | Deaf children/Children with hearing impairment have difficulty distinguishing model sounds by hearing alone will visually be able to get the hang of pronunciation. In addition to auditory feedback, they will also get visual feedback as a way of correcting their pronunciation. |
| Expected effects and results |
The teaching material can nurture the children’s confidence in their ability to correct differences on their own by noticing similarities and differences in the shape of the mouth and so on by themselves, without these things being pointed out by a teacher or other person. Children will be able to visually see the shape of their mouths by themselves and the difference between the shape of their mouths and the shape of the teacher’s mouth. |
| How to use |
･ The size of the mirror and how it is placed need to be considered so that the teacher’s and the child’s face can be observed in the mirror at the same time. ･ Take care not to have other objects that may distract the child’s attention reflected in the mirror. |
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| Useful for other students |
- Informant Special Needs Education School for the Deaf, University of Tsukuba
- Keywords deaf and hard of hearing, pronunciation training, visual feedback, self-motivated learning
- Created 2016-11-11 11:35:44
- Updated 2020-06-08 15:40:18