Research on Socialization Problems among Hearing-Impaired Children at Special Primary School Establishment

The article researches the issue of family and the educational institution influence on socialization of children with special needs. Note that hearing plays a very important role in the language learning process, but reading for hearing impaired children is a kind of “compensatory mechanism”.Interrelation of Latvia's state institutions and NGOs with families and schools with children with special needs are researched within the article as well as identified and analyzed the LR legislation, relating to the mentioned social problems.The research analyzes the data obtained from surveys of parents having the hearing impaired child. Facts obtained from the documents on the life and education quality of families with children with special needs living in Latvia are analyzed within the framework of the article. The study showed that balance of verbal and Latvian sign language play an important role in socialization of children with hearing impairment.