Reading and Hearing Loss Statistics

Did you know there's a statistic that shows the average 18 year old with hearing loss to be comparable to a 9 year old hearing reading ability...or something along those lines...maybe I'm not even remotely close. Does it matter to me? Not at all! I read and write very well. I'm a human being that happens to have a hearing loss-one thing I am not is a statistic. Don't get me wrong, I read statistics a lot and they are very useful to me in the education of students with hearing loss. I use them to guide my teaching so I can be a better teacher to my students. Don't let the statistics define you. Don't let the hearing loss define you. You are who you are; a person created by God and made perfect in His eyes.