A child spends about 2 years in PIP. There are different modes of communication in the EIP of NISH. They are aural-oral mode, Auditory verbal mode and Bilingual mode(Speech and Indian Sign language) If a child finds difficulty in any one mode he/she is shifted to a more appropriate mode based on the assessment done by a multidisciplinary team and informed decision of parents.

• • Direct enrolment into the program after identifying with hearing loss.

  • Admission age –below 3 years

  • The children who are identified with hearing loss and fitted with  any hearing device (Hearing aids, Cochlear implant and BAHA etc) are enrolled in this program.

  • Teacher student ratio will be 1:1

  • Active parent participation

  • Duration of the class will be 1 hour 

  • Frequency of sessions- twice in a week

  • Training is offered either in Malayalam or in English. It is important that the parent is fluent in the  language chosen.

  • Sessions, depending on the mode of intervention, will focus on active listening, language, speech, cognition and social communication goals.

• • All the activities will be both age appropriate/developmentally appropriate and based on regular assessment of the level of each child.

• • Appropriate guidance will be given to parents to carry out the same at home to promote

  • listening and language skill through play and daily routines.

Online telerehabilitation at NISH

NISH has started an online tele-rehabilitation service for outreach students as per certain conditions. The platform for the session is Google Meet.