COCHLEAR IMPLANTS(CI) .V.S.

HEARING AIDS: COMPARING

OPTIONS

BY: ARYANNA GALLEGOS

ISM FALL 2018
MRS. CLICK
ABOUT MY MENTOR

• My mentor is Ms. Pickett

• She works at Clear Spring
High School
• She is a level 2-4 ASL
teacher
ALL ABOUT ISM

• ISM is a program where students get to decide on a career to study and

shadow a mentor within that study. We are required to spend at least 3
hours a week with our mentor. Also, each week we are responsible for
keeping a journal entry log that details about our week with our mentor.
5 KEY POINTS / 3 RESEARCH
• How to prepare yourself when your child has a Cochlear Implant/Hearing Aid.
• What to expect when you have a deaf or hard of hearing child
• Cochlear Implants (CI) and how you get it.
• Who do I talk to?
• What is the process of getting a CI?
• My child has a CI now what?
• What to do and what not to do?
• What are the chances of my child hearing with a CI?
• Hearing aids and how you receive it.
• What is the process of getting a Hearing Aid?
• How does society see people with CI/ hearing aids.
• How many kids have a CI?
• How do other people react when my child has a CI?
 1.Things you
should think
about before
considering a CI

2.How do you
RESEARCH get a CI ( how
you “pass the
test” )

3.What do you
do after your
child has a CI?
COCHLEAR IMPLANT
Things you should know before
receiving a CI. How to get a CI. (“pass the test”)
WHAT DO YOU DO
AFTER YOUR
CHILD HAS A CI?
CURRENT EVENTS
 Three to Four (3-4) Goals
that must be Accomplished
to Create Final Product.
Goals must be measurable
and have a deadline:
1. Buy poster board and
draw an outline draft of
how it will look. Sep.24

PRODUCTS

3. Start gathering items and

2. Research the process of
place them on the board.
getting a Cochlear Implant.
Oct 4. Add touch-ups and
Oct.15
have completed. Nov 19
CONCLUSION

• Through out this semester I

hope to learn the two
different point of views.
How we learned about CI
and hearing aids vs the
actual medical research. I’m
excited to explore and learn
new things about the CI and
Hearing Aids.
• Thank you Ms. Pickett for
suggesting I take the ISM
program. I love doing the
research and learning
more about my
background. Thank you
Mrs. Click for accept me
into the program and
encouraging me to
research.
WORK CITED/REFERENCES

• Clark, Elizabeth, and Becky Corbett. “Social Work Leadership: 10 Facts on Why You Should Find a
Mentor and What To Expect From the Relationship.” SocialWorker.com, 2 Apr. 2018,
www.socialworker.com/feature-articles/career-jobs/10-facts-on-why-you-should-find-a-mentor-and-
what-to-expect-/.
• Senning, Daniel Post, and Lizzie Post. “Awesome Etiquette: How To Answer Questions About Your
Career, Or Lack Of One.” Vermont Public Radio, digital.vpr.net/post/awesome-etiquette-how-answer-
questions-about-your-career-or-lack-one#stream/0.
• “Thank You Card Stock Photos.” City Of Forks City Limit Sign - FORKS / WASHINGTON. APRIL 13, 2017
Stock Footage Video 28374238 | Shutterstock, www.shutterstock.com/search/thank you card.