What is World Hearing Day?
World Hearing Day is held on each year to raise awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss and promote ear and hearing care across the world.
The theme of the World Hearing Day is
Ear and hearing,
care for all!
The selection of the theme by the World Health Organization expresses the key message that that timely and effective interventions can ensure that people with hearing loss are able to achieve their full potential. It recognizes that, at all life stages, communication and good hearing health connect us to each other, our communities, and the world. It highlights that appropriate and timely interventions can facilitate access to education, employment and communication. Unfortunately, across the globe, ear and hearing care are insufficient, and the WHO argues that all public health systems should include ear and hearing care.
When is World Hearing Day?
Friday, 3 March
World Hearing Day Activities!
- Learning different types communication methods: Using sign language, or some gestures, or a picture board. It is equally important that other children learn to understand and communicate with the special needs child in their classroom. Learning sign language can be made a fun activity for the whole classroom.
- Learning about inclusion and disability; through group times, discussions, stories and creating little people figures from inclusion categories.
- Learning about our 5 senses
- Roleplay and Pretend Play - Play is an important tool in preschool learning. Children at this stage start developing pretend play. Direct pretend play by including a wheelchair, crutches etc into their pretend play area. You can also make dolls and toys with injuries or disabilities.
For more information and make some noise for #HearingForLife!: https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2021/03/03/default-calendar/world-hearing-day-2021-hearing-care-for-all