Educating students is an investment in the future. Almost every country in the world is taking the utmost responsibility to incorporate maximum literacy among its citizens. Although every child is unique, students with special abilities need a little bit of more care and attention than a regular student. This article is exclusively focused on the enhancement of teaching methodologies for hearing impaired students. As per a study, there is 3 percent of students who suffer from hearing loss. Hearing impairment can be a major obstacle for the students as it hinders their academic development and easy learning capability. With a teacher having proficiency in sign languages, the classroom teaching of aurally challenged students needs some modifications to ensure hassle-free learning by the students.

Discussing vividly over the matter to know better teaching strategies which will benefit the teachers and parents of students with hearing impairment alike, some points are mentioned below:

1. Clear Pronunciation: Apart from sign languages, the aurally disable students mostly rely on lip-syncs to understand the word or phrase mentioned by a person. If the pronunciation is not proper, it will confuse the students obstructing their communication with the teacher.
2. Minimize Background Noises: It is always advised to reduce any source of background noise in the classroom especially if the students are using any hearing aids. Hearing aids do not filter any distinctive sound. Rather they just amplify any available noise on the place. So, using hearing aid along with loud background noise will not help the hearing impaired students.
3. Include Visual Aids in Teaching: Visual aids are beneficial for every student, even the students without any hearing difficulty. By writing down the phrases, or using pictures, videos and slideshows not only will help the deaf students to maximum extent but will also make the session interesting for them.
4. Make Maximum Use of Available Technology: Technology is advancing quite fast and many teachers are adopting modern and innovative techniques to enhance their method of teaching. The classrooms designed specifically for hearing impaired students are being equipped with Interactive White Boards (IWBs) and sound amplification systems to impart knowledge more profoundly.
5. Record the Sessions: Apart from storing it for the referral of any student in the future, recording or taping a particular session can help many students across the world. It can be uploaded on the various websites intended for hearing impaired students and maximum students will be benefited.

There are many schools established by the government to assist the hearing impaired students to achieve a basic education. But our world has come a long way than to limit the students to basic educations just because of loss in hearing. There are many colleges and universities gradually being established to encourage aurally challenged students.

Some of the names are mentioned below:

1. St. Louis College, Chennai
2. Deaf and Dumb Industrial Institute, Indore
3. JSS Polytechnic for Differently Abled, Mysore
4. National Institute of Speech and Hearing, Kerala
5. NDFC Technical Institute & College for the Deaf, Kerala
6. Shri K.L Institute for the Deaf, Bhavnagar, Gujarat

As the famous author JM Storm quoted, ‘The Universe always falls in love with a stubborn heart.’ Hope this article helps the students who are aspiring to achieve more in life despite the limitations and adversities. All the best!!!