1. This Presentation Comes To You From Dr.R.P.Ramanan [Managing Trustee] The RPN Charitable Trust 14/5.Chokalingam Street, East Shanmugapuram, Villupuram. 605 602 Phone:9443333022 Email:rpramanan@gmail.com

2. GOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADU HAS INTRODUCED AN EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMME , TO HELP THE HEARING IMPAIRED CHILDREN OF 0-5 YEARS OF AGE WHAT DOES EARLY INTERVENTION MEAN ?

3. WHAT IS EARLY INTERVENTION? THE IDEA IS TO IDENTIFY HEARING IMPAIRED CHILDREN AT A VERY EARLY AGE . THESE CHILDREN ARE THEN TRAINED BY SPECIAL EDUCATORS, WHO ENABLE THE CHILDREN DEVELOP COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS, LIKE NORMAL CHILDREN. THEN THE CHILDREN ARE PUT IN THE MAIN STREAM, IN A NORMAL SCHOOL, LIKE A NORMAL CHILD . [WITH JUST ONE DIFFERENCE: THE CHILD CONTINUES TO USE THE HEARING AID] THE CHILDREN ARE TAUGHT ONLY IN THEIR MOTHER TONGUE-TAMIL

4. Early Intervention, Enables The Child To Acquaint Quickly With The Proper Hearing World And Facilitates Early Rehabilitation

5. Nurture The Root , Prune The Plant , The Tree Will Come Out Healthy.

6. IT IS A GOVT. SPONSORED PROGRAMME. TWO TEACHERS IN A DISTRICT WITH A DIPLOMA IN DTYHI [DIPLOMA IN TEACHING YOUNG HEARING IMPAIRED] ARE SELECTED. THE GOVT. ALSO PERMITS ONE AAYHA PER 10 CHILDREN. IF TRAINED TEACHERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, THEN MONTESSORI TRAINED OR GRADUATES WITH B.Ed, ARE SELECTED AND THEN THEY ARE TRAINED FOR ONE YEAR IN ‘ BALAVIDHYALAYA TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTE ‘ CHENNAI.

7. MISS.SUBASHINI AND MRS.VADIVAMBIGAI ARE TWO SUCH TRAINED TEACHERS SELECTED AND ASSIGNED TO VELA SCHOOL. BOTH OF THEM HAVE COMPLETED ORIENTATION PROGRAMMES CONDUCTED BY BALAVIDHYALAYA , INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS TRAINING, CHENNAI. MISS.SUBASHINI IS UNDERGOING ONE YEAR TRAINING IN BALAVIDYALA AND SHE WILL BE COMPLETING THE TRAINING IN APRIL 2010. MRS.VADIVAMBIGAI WILL FOLLOW SUIT AFTER MISS.SUBASHINI RETURNS TO SCHOOL.

8. THEY ARE CALLED SPECIAL EDUCATORS AND GET A HONORARIUM OF RS.6000/pm AND THE AYAH GETS RS.1000/pm. THE SPECIAL EDUCATOR MUST EXECUTE A BOND TO THE INSTITUTE, TO THE EFFECT THAT THEY WOULD WORK IN THE EARLY INTERVENTION CENTRE FOR A MINIMUM PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS, FAILING WHICH THEY WOULD AGREE TO PAY BACK THE AMOUNT SPENT ON THEM DURING THE TRAINING PERIOD, BY THE GOVT.

9. MISS. SUBASHINI B.B.A.,M.Com . D.O.B 28.7.1980 HAS OBTAINED ONE YEAR PRE-PRIMARY TEACHERS’ TRAINING DIPLOMA FROM TAMIL NADU OPEN UNIVERSITY, IN 2006. SHE HAS JOINED THIS INSTITUTE IN OCTOBER 2008. SHE HAS ALSO UNDERGONE ORIENTATION PROGRAMME CONDUCTED BY BALA VIDYALA , INSTITUTE FOR TEACHER TRAINING , CHENNAI IN COLLABORATION WITH THE OFFICE OF THE STATE COMMISSIONER FOR THE DISABLED, GOVT OF TAMILNADU, CHENNAI BETWEEN 13 TH OCTOBER AND 24 TH OCTOBER 2008

11. MRS. VADIVAMBIGAI. B.Sc (Chemistry). DOB:28.07.1983 HAS OBTAINED ONE YEAR PRE-PRIMARY TEACHERS’ TRAINING DIPLOMA FROM TAMIL NADU OPEN UNIVERSITY, IN 2006. JOINED THIS INSTITUTE –IN OCTOBER 2008 SHE HAS ALSO UNDERGONE ORIENTATION PROGRAMME CONDUCTED BY BALA VIDYALA , INSTITUTE FOR TEACHER TRAINING , CHENNAI IN COLLABORATION WITH THE OFFICE OF THE STATE COMMISSIONER FOR THE DISABLED, GOVT OF TAMILNADU, CHENNAI BETWEEN 13 TH OCTOBER AND 24 TH OCTOBER 2008

13. THE FOLLOWING FIVE CHILDREN ARE SELECTED UNDER THIS SCHEME TO START WITH ONLY ONE CHILD IN THIS SCHEME IS HAVING HEARING AID PROVIDED BY PARENTS. THE DETAILS OF THE FIVE CHILDREN WITH THEIR AUDIOGRAM REPORTS CAN BE SEEN NOW

14. The RPN Charitable Trust Provided Hearing Aids To These Children In Phase I

15. MAST. GOVARDHANAN DOB : 14.09.2004 STANDARD: PRE-KG DATE OF JOINING THIS SCHOOL: 05-06-2008 DEGREE OF HEARING LOSS: SEVERE DAY STUDENT/INMATE: INMATE FATHER’S NAME: SRI.GANAPATHY FATHER’S OCCUPATION: DAILY WAGE EARNER-AGRICULTURE FATHER’S ANNUAL INCOME: Rs.18,000 /= PARENTAL CARE: BOTH PARENTS ALIVE. LIVING AT A DISTANT VILLAGE AND HENCE STAYS IN THE HOSTEL ANY OTHER PHYSICAL ABNORMALITY: NIL STATE OF THE SIBLINGS: NIL PARTICULAR

17. MAST. IRUDHAYA FRANK SHEWAK DOB: 07-05-2003 STANDARD: PRE K.G DATE OF JOINING THIS SCHOOL: 09-10-2008 DEGREE OF HEARING LOSS: MODERATE DAY STUDENT/INMATE: INMATE FATHER’S NAME: FRANCIS XAVIER FATHER’S OCCUPATION: DAILY WAGE EARNER FATHER’S ANNUAL INCOME: 12,000/= PARENTAL CARE: BOTH PARENTS ALIVE. LIVING AT A DISTANT VILLAGE AND HENCE STAYS IN THE HOSTEL. ANY OTHER PHYSICAL ABNORMALITY: NIL STATE OF THE SIBLINGS: NIL PARTICULAR

19. MISS. SNEHA DOB: 13-09-2005 STANDARD: PRE K.G DATE OF JOINING THIS SCHOOL: 6-08-2008 DAY STUDENT/INMATE: INMATE DEGREE OF HEARING LOSS: SEVERE FATHER’S NAME: KRISHNAN FATHER’S OCCUPATION: DETAILS LACKING FATHER’S ANNUAL INCOME: DETAILS LACKING MOTHER : DIED PARENTAL CARE: FATHER ABANDONED THE CHILD AND REMARRIED. CHILD NOW UNDER THE CARE OF GRANDMOTHER. GRANDMOTHER LEFT THE CHILD IN THE HOSTEL. ANY OTHER PHYSICAL ABNORMALITY :NIL STATE OF THE SIBLINGS: NONE

21. MISS. KAVYA D.O.B. : 12.06.2003 STANDARD: LKG DATE OF JOINING THIS SCHOOL: 10-07-2006 DEGREE OF HEARING LOSS: MILD DAY STUDENT/INMATE: INMATE FATHER’S NAME: PANNIR SELVAN FATHER’S OCCUPATION: DAILY WAGE EARNER FATHER’S ANNUAL INCOME: 12,000/= PARENTAL CARE: BOTH PARENTS ALIVE. LIVING AT A DISTANT VILLAGE AND HENCE STAYS IN THE HOSTEL. ANY OTHER PHYSICAL ABNORMALITY: NIL STATE OF THE SIBLINGS: NIL PARTICULAR

23. MISS. SRIMATHY D.O.B. : 23-07-2002 STANDARD: LKG DATE OF JOINING THIS SCHOOL: 20-06-2007 DEGREE OF HEARING LOSS: MODERATELY SEVERE DAY STUDENT/INMATE: DAY STUDENT FATHER’S NAME: SRIDHAR FATHER’S OCCUPATION: AUTO DRIVER FATHER’S ANNUAL INCOME: 15,000/ PARENTAL CARE: LIVING WITH PARENTS ANY OTHER PHYSICAL ABNORMALITY: CONGENITAL CATARACT ON THE RIGHT EYE AND SQUINT STATE OF THE SIBLINGS: NIL PARTICULAR

26. The Following 8 Children Who Were New Admissions For The Year 2009 Under The Early Intervention Programme Abarana Ashokumar Gurudeva Hariharan Karthiga Sadasivam Sevak Sevanthy

27. The RPN Charitable Trust Provided Hearing Aids To These Eight Children In Phase II

28. MISS. ABARNA DOB: 23-06-2005 STANDARD : EI DATE OF JOINING THIS SCHOOL: 09-07-2009 DAY STUDENT/INMATE: INMATE DEGREE OF HEARING LOSS: PROFOUND [JIPMER] FATHER’S NAME: SMT.CHAKRAVARTHY FATHER’S OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE FATHER’S ANNUAL INCOME:RS.18,000/= MOTHER : SMT.KUMARI PARENTAL CARE: GOOD ANY OTHER PHYSICAL ABNORMALITY : NIL STATE OF THE SIBLINGS: TWO SISTERS. ONE YOUNGER SUPPOSEDLY NORMAL AND ANOTHER HEARING IMPAIRED JOINING THIS SCHOOL SIMULTANEOUSLY- MISS.PRIYADARSHINI

30. Mast.gurudeva DOB: 11-03-2006 STANDARD: EIS DATE OF JOINING THIS SCHOOL: 19-02-2009 DAY STUDENT/INMATE: INMATE DEGREE OF HEARING LOSS: TO BE ASSESSED AT JIPMER ON 21ST FATHER’S NAME: SRI.ARIVUKKANNU FATHER’S OCCUPATION: DAILY WAGE YEARNER FATHER’S ANNUAL INCOME: 18,000/= MOTHER : SMT.AMIRTHAM PARENTAL CARE: TAKES GOOD CARE ANY OTHER PHYSICAL ABNORMALITY : NIL STATE OF THE SIBLINGS : HAS TWO SISTERS ONE SISTER IS HEARING IMPAIRED STUDIES IN THE SAME SCHOOL [ KALAIMANI]

32. MAST.ASHOK KUMAR [OWN HEARING AII] DOB: 13-07-2006 STANDARD: EIS DATE OF JOINING THIS SCHOOL: 10-06-2009 DAY STUDENT/INMATE: DAY STUDENT DEGREE OF HEARING LOSS: PROFOUND [ ONE BY THE PARENTS] FATHER’S NAME: ARUMUGAM FATHER’S OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE FATHER’S ANNUAL INCOME: 18,000/= MOTHER : SMT SHANTHY PARENTAL CARE: GOOD ANY OTHER PHYSICAL ABNORMALITY : LEFT LEG DEFORMED ,SHORT SINCE BIRTH STATE OF THE SIBLINGS: ONLY CHILD.v

33. MISS.KARTHIGA DOB: 23-12-2006 STANDARD: EIS DATE OF JOINING THIS SCHOOL: 13-07-2009 DAY STUDENT/INMATE: DAY STUDENT DEGREE OF HEARING LOSS : SEVERE [ OWN ASSESSMENT AND HAS TWO HEARING AIDS] FATHER’S NAME: SRI.SAHADEVAN FATHER’S OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE FATHER’S ANNUAL INCOME: 24,000/= MOTHER : SMT.VIMALA [BALWADI TEACHER] PARENTAL CARE: GOOD ANY OTHER PHYSICAL ABNORMALITY : NIL STATE OF THE SIBLINGS: ONLY CHILD

35. MAST.HARIHARAN DOB: 10.06.2006 STANDARD: EIS DATE OF JOINING THIS SCHOOL: 03-07-2009 DAY STUDENT/INMATE: INMATE DEGREE OF HEARING LOSS: TO BE ASSESSED FATHER’S NAME: SRI.MURUGESAN FATHER’S OCCUPATION: DAILY WAGE EARNER FATHER’S ANNUAL INCOME: RS 18,000/= MOTHER : SMT CHITHRA PARENTAL CARE: GOOD ANY OTHER PHYSICAL ABNORMALITY : NIL STATE OF THE SIBLINGS: ONE YOUNGER SITER TWO YEARS OLD HAVING HEARING IMPAIRMENT BUT PARENTS ARE NOT WILLING TO LEAVE THE CHILD IN THE HOSTEL AND ATTEND SCHOOL AS A DAY SCHOLAR SINCE THEY ARE AT A FAR OFF PLACE

37. Miss. sevvanthi DOB: 16.10.2008 STANDARD : EIC. DATE OF JOINING THIS SCHOOL : 25-11-2009 DAY STUDENT/INMATE: DAY STUDENT DEGREE OF HEARING LOSS: PROFOUND FATHER’S NAME: SRI. JAYAMOORTHY FATHER’S OCCUPATION: DAILY WAGE EARNER FATHER’S ANNUAL INCOME: RS.12,000/= MOTHER : SMT.VASANTHI PARENTAL CARE: AVERAGE ANY OTHER PHYSICAL ABNORMALITY : NIL STATE OF THE SIBLINGS: 1 BROTHER & 1 SISTER NORMAL

39. MAST.sadasivam DOB: 31-08-2004 STANDARD : Pre.K.G. DATE OF JOINING THIS SCHOOL : 04.11.2009 DAY STUDENT/INMATE: INMALTE DEGREE OF HEARING LOSS: PROFOUND FATHER’S NAME: SRI. SHANKAR FATHER’S OCCUPATION: DAILY WAGE EARNER FATHER’S ANNUAL INCOME: RS.12,000/= MOTHER : SMT.DHANALAKSHMI PARENTAL CARE: AVERAGE ANY OTHER PHYSICAL ABNORMALITY : NIL STATE OF THE SIBLINGS: 1 ELDER BROTHER NORMAL & 1 YOUNGER BROTHER HEARING LOSS

41. MAST.SEHWAG DOB: 08-03-2007 STANDARD : Early intervention. DATE OF JOINING THIS SCHOOL : 04.11.2009 DAY STUDENT/INMATE: INMALTE DEGREE OF HEARING LOSS: PROFOUND FATHER’S NAME: SRI. SHANKAR FATHER’S OCCUPATION: DAILY WAGE EARNER FATHER’S ANNUAL INCOME: RS.12,000/= MOTHER : SMT.DHANALAKSHMI PARENTAL CARE: AVERAGE ANY OTHER PHYSICAL ABNORMALITY : NIL STATE OF THE SIBLINGS: 1 ELDER BROTHER NORMAL & 1 ELDER BROTHER HEARING LOSS

43. EARLY INTERVENTION CLASS ROOM

44. EARLY INTERVENTION CLASS ROOM-MRS.VADIVAMBIGAI INTERACTING WITH CHILDREN

45. EARLY INTERVENTION CLASS ROOM

46. EARLY INTERVENTION CLASS ROOM

47. IT IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL THAT PARENTS MUST RECOGNIZE HEARING IMPAIRMENT OF THEIR WARDS AT AN EARLY AGE . SO MUCH CAN BE DONE WHEN DEFECT IS DETECTED EARLY IN LIFE.

48. The RPN Trust Has Donated A Special Kit Containing Teaching Material Specially Designed For Hearing Impaired Children Of Early Intervention Programme By Balavidyala ,Chennai ,Called ‘ Dhwani’ Costing Rs.19,500/=.

49. This Presentation Has Come To You From Dr.R.P.Ramanan [Managing Trustee] The RPN Charitable Trust 14/5.Chokalingam Street, East Shanmugapuram, Villupuram. 605 602 Phone:9443333022 Email:rpramanan@gmail.com