Knox County Schools Hearing Services: Programs

ELEMENTARY SITE BASED HEARING PROGRAMS (kindergarten – grade 5)

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SITE BASED PROGRAM
The total communication site based program is presently located at Amherst Elementary School, Kindergarten through grade 5.

• Hearing services are provided to students who are deaf and hearing impaired based on need and determined by the Individualized Education Program (IEP) Team.
• Emphasizes the total communication method.
• Most academic instruction is provided by the hearing specialist(s) in a small group or a comprehensive developmental classroom.
• Students are integrated with the general education classrooms for special areas (music, physical education, art, library, lunch, and recess).
• Audiology services are provided as needed.
• Additional special education services are provided as needed (speech/language, occupational/physical therapy, vision…).
• Educational interpreters provide services in the general education classrooms and special areas as needed.