Visual/Hearing Impairments IEP

Present Levels of Performance: Carrie

Carrie is a six year old kindergartener who was diagnosed with a moderate hearing loss at the age of three and wears a hearing aid for her left ear. Carrie’s parents noticed that there was an issue with her hearing very early on. She would not turn when someone said her name or there was a loud noise. Carrie’s hearing loss became more evident when she began preschool. She was still unable to hear most noises and her speech was significantly delayed.

Carrie’s parents took her to an audiologist for a full battery of hearing tests. It was determined that she had a moderate hearing loss in one ear only. Carrie received a hearing aid for her left ear at that time.

Due to her hearing impairment diagnosis, Carrie began to receive special education services in hearing and speech. She quickly began to make progress in her speech and her academic progress improved as well. Due to the time she was not able to hear well, Carrie is still one grade level below her peers in all academic areas.