Effects Of Hearing Impairment On Academic Performance Of Children In An Inclusive Setting, Raneen Zone, Rongo District, Kenya

ABSTRACT This paper explores the relationship between H.I and academic performance of pupils in some of our public primary school in Zone, Rongo District, Kenya. It employs both quantitative and qualitative analysis covering the entire zone which is about 68 square kilometers in area. The research findings revealed that there were many H.I children in our regular primary schools as there was 100% response from respondents on this fact. The figures were bigger in lower primary than upper primary, signifying their drop out in upper classes due to frustrations. Infections were the major cause of…