Music Education in Primary Schools and Children with Hearing Impairments

Oštećenje sluha se definira kao nemogućnost pravilnog upotrebljavanja slušnog organa. Zbog te nemogućnosti upotrebljavanja slušnog organa, oštećenje sluha ima snažan utjecaj na intelektualni razvoj. Sva oštećenja sluha ne nastaju u istom periodu i na isti način i nije strana pojava da se ukoliko dođe do oštećenja sluha javi još neki invaliditet. Zbog toga je vrlo važna uloga ranog otkrića nastanka oštećenja te određivanja pravilne mjere rehabilitacijskog postupka. U rehabilitacijskom postupku vrlo važnu ulogu ima verbotonalni sistem (VTS). To je metoda koja govor promatra kao strukturu zvuka i pokreta, u kojoj tijelo služi kao izvor, a mozak služi kao procesor govornih sadržaja. Verbotonalni sistem razrađen je rehabilitacijski sistem koji svojim pacijentima pristupa sukladno prema oštećenjima koja posjeduje te teorijskim znanjima i metodskim postupcima pristupa problemu govorno- slušne komunikacije. Kod gluhe i nagluhe djece, bitna je integracija. Integracija je proces uključivanja učenika s oštećenjima i redovni obrazovni sustav, ali najčešće s individualiziranim ili prilagođenim programom u svrhu socijalnog i obrazovnog razvoja.Hearing impairment is defined as no proper possibility of using the hearing organ. Because of the impossibility of using the hearing organ, hearing loss has a strong influence on the intellectual development. All hearing impairments do not occur in the same period or in the same way and it is not uncommon that, if it comes to hearing damage, even some other disability occurs. It is very important to discover hearing loss at the early age to determinate the correct measure of the rehabilitation process. In the process of rehabilitation, Verbotonal system has a very important role. It is a method in which speech is seen as a structure of sound and movement, body serves as a source and the brain serves as a processor for voice content. Verbotonal system is rehabilitation system that access patients pursuant to the damage and approaches the problem of auditory verbal communication with theoretical knowledge and methodological procedures. Children with hearing impact are involved in process of integration. Integration is process of inclusion of students with defects in the mainstream education system, but usually with individualized of customized programs for the purpose of social and educational development