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Lipreading - Improvers

Funding area Life Skills
ONL/147836/P/PF
Location:
Delivered online
Start date:
20/01/2025
End date:
31/03/2025
Level:
Entry Level
Time:
16:30 - 18:00
Duration:
10 sessions
Course hours:
Course hours

Course hours are the total number of hours you'll spend being taught by your tutor. Self study time is not included within the course hours.

15 hours
Day of week:
MON
Tutor:
Judi Pettman
Price: FREE Concessions
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Who can join this course

For adults of all ages who have an acquired hearing loss needing communication support, ie. people who have developed hearing loss after they have learned to speak. This course is for those who have been learning in previous years.

There is no formal assessment and the course does not lead to a qualification.

Course aims

By the end of the course you should be able to:

* Recognise visible consonant lip shapes, long vowels and double vowels and cope with non-visible sounds
* Use body language and facial expressions to assist lipreading
* Use fingerspelling to aid lipreading
* Recognise good conditions and helpful tactics for lipreading - seating, lighting etc
* Acquire and access information about assistive equipment available for home/office and about agencies which are helpful to people with a hearing loss.

You will also be asked to think of Personal Aims to individualise your learning experience, as well as another benefits the course may have.

Non teaching dates

This course is scheduled to not be running on the following dates:

  • Monday, 17 February 2025

Additional Information

From 1st August 2024, the Department for Education (DfE) require that learners attending this course must identify their primary purpose for learning. This course is not available for learners whose main aim is to learn a hobby, or for leisure/pleasure.

To get the most out of your course we recommend you attend at least 85% of your sessions. If you do have a pre-arranged commitments booked during term time, please let the tutor know in advance so that we can help you catch up on missed sessions and ensure that you still achieve the course outcome.

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Delivered online

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If you require any information about joining this online course then please call 03000 41 22 22 and quote the Course Code ONL/147836/P/PF.