National Institute of Speech & Hearing
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What is New
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Signature of Excellence
05 March 2025
early intervention
A child spends about 1 to 2 years in Preschool and develops the much needed foundation for education in the mainstream by the age of 4 to 6 years.
Aural-oral mode, Auditory verbal mode, Bilingual mode (speech and Indian sign language) are the different modes of communication used in the EIP of NISH.
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No direct enrolment-entry is only from Parent Infant Program (PIP) or Preschool Support Program(PSP)
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Teacher student ratio will be 1:4
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Active parent participation is required
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Group sessions which follow planned, activity based learning.
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Every session should include activities to enhance auditory learning, high level imagination and reading success
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Focuses on early literacy skills- reading,writing and arithmetic skills
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Group conversations, sharing of information, field trips, group play, story time, art, craft and music will be the key activities at this level
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Duration of class is 1 hour to 4 hours for 2 to 4 days per week depending on the age and stages of the child.
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Training is offered either in Malayalam or in English. It is important that the parent is fluent in the language chosen.
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A child spends about 2 years in PIP. There are different modes of communication in the EIP of NISH. They are aural-oral mode, Auditory verbal mode and Bilingual mode(Speech and Indian Sign language) If a child finds difficulty in any one mode he/she is shifted to a more appropriate mode based on the assessment done by a multidisciplinary team and informed decision of parents.
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Direct enrolment into the program after identifying with hearing loss.
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Admission age –below 3 years
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The children who are identified with hearing loss and fitted with any hearing device (Hearing aids, Cochlear implant and BAHA etc) are enrolled in this program.
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Teacher student ratio will be 1:1
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Active parent participation
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Duration of the class will be 1 hour
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Frequency of sessions- twice in a week
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Training is offered either in Malayalam or in English. It is important that the parent is fluent in the language chosen.
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Sessions, depending on the mode of intervention, will focus on active listening, language, speech, cognition and social communication goals.
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All the activities will be both age appropriate/developmentally appropriate and based on regular assessment of the level of each child.
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Appropriate guidance will be given to parents to carry out the same at home to promote
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listening and language skill through play and daily routines.
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Online telerehabilitation at NISH
NISH has started an online tele-rehabilitation service for outreach students as per certain conditions. The platform for the session is Google Meet.
Hearing Sciences
The Audiology wing under the Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology provides hearing evaluation including Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation and Audiological Screening Services utilising state-of-the-art test Read More...
New Initiatives
New initiatives and innovative thinking are markers of growth and development in any organization. Being a growing institution, NISH welcomes new initiatives and takes efforts to implement them within the framework of our goals and vision. Read More...
Speech Language Sciences
The Speech-Language Pathology wing under the Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology provides diagnostic services as well as therapeutic management for various speech and language disorders. The services are available to paediatric as well as adult population and use standardised test tools Read More...
Academics
Academics at NISH is unique in the sense that NISH has an integrated campus where students with hearing impairment and students with normal hearing share the same campus. Bachelor’s level courses exclusively for students with hearing impairment include Degree courses in Fine Arts, Computer Science and Commerce Read More...
Early Intervention
Early Intervention Program exclusively for hearing impaired children is an important activity at NISH aiming at mainstreaming the children with hearing impairment by providing intensive training on pre-academic skills and communication skills Read More...
Research
Research and publications forms an integral part of the activities at NISH. A number of research activities has been undertaken by staffs and students of various departments. The research activities are centrally monitored by Read More...
Autism Spectrum and Related Disorders
The department focuses on developing comprehensive services for Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in a life span approach. It focuses on developing effective clinical and research approaches along with manpower development in this area. Today Read More...
Campus
NISH campus is located at the serene lakeside near Akkulam. It is conveniently located away from the bustling city chaos but is still easily accessible to NH47 Bypass, Airport, Railway Station as well as Medical College Trivandrum. The campus hosts the entire clinical as well as academic Read More...
Students' Grievances Redressal Cell
NISH is committed to providing best services and opportunities for development to all its stakeholders especially its students. To ensure a conducive learning environment free from any infringement on the rights of its students and to facilitate prompt resolution of grievances of students with sensitivity Read More...
Allied Services
The allied services include Psychology, ENT and Physiotherapy which are essential for the multidisciplinary team approach for assessment and management of the disorders. This becomes essential due to the co-morbidity of hearing loss and speech-language disorders with other disorders. Read More...
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News
- Signature of Excellence
- IRIS - Online Magazine
- ഭിന്നശേഷി അവകാശ നിയമം 2016 - സംവരണം - അടുത്ത ഘട്ടം - കരട് // RPWD Act 2016 - Reservation - Draft November 2024
- ഭിന്നശേഷി അവകാശ നിയമം 2016 - സംവരണം - അടുത്ത ഘട്ടം - കരട് // RPWD Act 2016 - Reservation - Draft May 2024
- ഭിന്നശേഷി അവകാശ നിയമം 2016 - സംവരണം - അടുത്ത ഘട്ടം - കരട് // RPWD Act 2016 - Reservation - Draft January 2024
- ഭിന്നശേഷി അവകാശ നിയമം 2016 - സംവരണം - അടുത്ത ഘട്ടം - കരട് // RPWD Act 2016 - Reservation - Draft September 2023
News on Media
The Indian Express January 30, 2017
The New Indian Express August 1, 2016
The Hindu March 14, 2016
The Hindu January 10, 2015
News November 28, 2015
The Week August 30, 2015
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- Address: NISH, NISH Road, Sreekariyam P. O., Thiruvananthapuram 695 017
- Site: www.nish.ac.in
- Email : nishinfo@nish.ac.in
- Phone: ++91-471- 2944666, 2596919, 2596920
- Toll Free: 18004253323
- Fax: ++91-471- 2944699
- Office Timing: 08:30 A.M to 05:00 P.M on all working days.