Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Legislation and guidance -- PART A Supporting children with a hearing impairment -- 1 What is deafness? -- 2 Causes of deafness -- 3 Levels of deafness -- 4 Auditory neuropathy (spectrum disorder) -- 5 Newborn hearing screening -- 6 Early support -- 7 Communication approaches -- 8 Assistive devices -- 9 Involvement of services -- 10 Emotional implications of deafness -- 11 Educational access for pupils with hearing loss -- 12 Teaching phonics to deaf pupils -- 13 Teaching modern foreign languages (MFL) -- 14 Teaching music -- 15 Teaching deaf pupils with English as an additional language -- 16 Part A resources -- Appendix A.1 Pupil observation form -- Appendix A.2 Pupil access evaluation form -- Appendix A.3 Improving room acoustics -- PART B Supporting children with a visual impairment -- 17 Introduction -- 18 What is visual impairment (VI)? -- 19 Types of impairment -- 20 Identifying pupils with a visual impairment -- 21 Professionals who work with visually impaired children and their families -- 22 Considerations to be made for the pupil with visual impairment -- 23 The early years -- 24 Specific areas of learning -- 25 The school environment -- 26 Classrooms -- 27 The primary phase -- 28 Classroom management -- 29 Reading and writing -- 30 Modifying print -- 31 Adapting resources -- 32 Practical lessons -- 33 Assessment -- 34 Specialist equipment -- 35 Social skills -- 36 Transitions -- 37 The secondary phase -- 38 Ways for teacher's aides to support pupils -- 39 Modification and curriculum access -- 40 Examinations -- 41 Habilitation -- 42 Part B glossary -- 43 Part B resources -- Appendix B.1 School audit for VI access.