Deaf pupil and construction
Afternoon, looking for some advice.
I'm a secondary teacher in a mainstream school without any additional ASN qualifications.
I teach a deaf pupil who uses hearing aids. I do have strategies from teaching a deaf pupil previously, but no specific ASN qualifications. I do feel confident and able to teach her effectively most of the time. However, right now my classroom is situated next to a major redevelopment next to the school. This can involve a lot of drilling and hammering.
I recently discovered after a short conversation with the pupil that she cannot hear me *at all* during instructional time when the construction is ongoing (she is not adept at lip reading) because of the fact that her hearing aids obviously cannot focus on one direction of sound at a time. This is also the case when I am sitting right next to her giving bespoke feedback.
In the current weather, I am sometimes unable to close all windows, meaning that we can either have a little less noise (which is still very loud) and be turning worksheets into fans for the heat, or vice versa: more noise but a slightly less uncomfortable temperature.
Printed instructions are an option I employ for her in these circumstances, but this can be difficult if she has a specific question and I need to provide bespoke feedback, or if the lesson goes in a different direction. Especially since she can't hear when I'm right next to her, and during class discussion tasks especially, we can essentially communicate only through typing/ writing to one another when the construction is loud.
Does anyone have similar experiences/ strategies or advice for this situation?