ABSTRACT

The researcher investigated major problems which affect the academic performance of the! hearing impaired regular primary school in Masaba Division Masaba District, Kenya. Despite education for all polIcy, their interests are not addressed. Most of them are not schooling. If they are in school then they are despised and hence looked down upon not knowing that they are normal human beings. Due to this, the researcher had to carry out research targeting the teachers who are handling these learners with learning impairments. The researcher found out that children with hearing Impairment are neglected. Normal children go to school while the challenging ones are at home doing because they are a curse to the family