Helping students govern their behavior in ways that help them learn is a longstanding goal of all teachers. This becomes even more essential for students with special needs, in our case hearing/speech impaired.

I am a special education teacher at Alam School for Speech and Learning. There are several ways that I am using with hearing impaired/ cochlear implant students that can promote good discipline in the classroom.

• First of all, serviceability of hearing devices needs to be ensured, so that effective communication can take place.
• Be firm, fair, friendly, courteous, enthusiastic and confident. Keep your sense of humor.
• Maintain a cheerful and attractive classroom environment with hearing impaired /cochlear implant students rather than a disorderly one which might encourage disruptive behavior.
• Learn student names quickly and use them in and out of class. You will soon develop almost a sixth sense of anticipating trouble before it begins.
• Determine what is acceptable in terms of behavior and achievement and what is not.
• Show interest in what students say whether or not it pertains directly to the lesson.
• Treat students with the same respect you expect from them.
• Begin class on time and in a professional manner. Make education interesting and relevant to the students’ lives.
• Poor planning and a full curriculum can provoke disruptions. Praise good work, good responses, and good behavior. 
• Never use threats to enforce discipline. Avoid arguing with students. 
• Discussions about classwork are invaluable, but arguments can become emotional encounters.
• Establish as few classroom rules as possible, and keep them simple.
• Always remain in contact with the individual Speech Language Pathologist of each student to iron out speech issues.