Specifics of online classes
It is very important for the CI user to be able to hear the teacher’s voice and his/her own voice at the same time when singing – this allows him/her to bring the sound of his/her own voice as close as possible to the sound of the standard. Online group lessons make this possible!
Each child hears only himself/herself and the teacher during the online singing session, which makes the session as effective as possible for the development of hearing and speech. At the same time, the child sees other children with CI singing, watches videos of homework sent to the group – this motivates him/her to practice daily singing lessons, he/she wants to show his/her best result, to sing better.
Live group singing sessions are not as effective because the CI user cannot distinguish his/her own voice from the many voices and the teacher’s voice. Only individual singing lessons will contribute to the successful development of the CI user’s hearing, beautiful voice and intelligible speech.
Group Online classes turn into individualized sessions for each project participant
Answers to the teacher’s questions, – the teacher asks to turn on the microphones and answer. He/She can ask: “How many…?” and ask the participants to show the answer with fingers.
The teacher can ask questions to which the class participants respond with simple everyday gestures.
The teacher asks each person in the class to sing an element of the song.
Everyone draws the characters of the song together with the teacher while singing the lines of the song.
The participants choose which of the old songs they will repeat today.
Everyone says hello and goodbye with their microphones on.
At the end of each session, parents can talk to the teacher and ask questions.