An Investigation Into Factors Affecting The Academic Performance Among Learners With Hearing Impairment In Lambwe Division, Mbita District-kenya

The study was to investigate the causes of poor academic performance among the hearing impaired learners in regular primary schools. The researcher used questionnaires used to collect information from the respondents, the respondents were 25 teachers and 50 learners from the five sampled schools. The researcher found that in comparison with their hearing counterparts, hearing impaired learners performed poorly in academic work due to a number of factors.  These include: o Poor methods of teaching and practices by regular teachers; o Teachers’ lack of knowledge and skills to handle them; o La…