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Peer reviewedLipscomb, Marsha; And Others – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1992
Twenty students between the ages of 6 and 19 with profound to moderate hearing impairments were trained to monitor their own hearing aids and perform basic hearing aid maintenance tasks. Results indicated improved hearing aid function while students were actively involved in hearing aid maintenance programs but rapid decline of habits after…
Descriptors: Audiology, Behavior Change, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textLaughton, Joan – 1997
This digest uses a question-and-answer format to summarize issues in the use of cochlear implants (an array of electrodes surgically implanted into the cochlea) with deaf or hard-of-hearing children. It describes the implants and summarizes the research on the effectiveness of the devices, which indicates that the devices are most effective in…
Descriptors: Adventitious Impairments, Audiology, Cochlear Implants, Deafness
Anderson, Karen L. – 1992
This paper addresses incidence of hearing loss in school-age children, components of hearing conservation programs, and hearing loss education. Incidence figures for the following hearing loss categories are detailed: unilateral hearing loss, fluctuating hearing loss, minimal sensorineural hearing loss, and mild to profound hearing loss.…
Descriptors: Audiology, Auditory Evaluation, Check Lists, Deafness
Connecticut Birth to Three System, Hartford. – 1999
This guide was developed to assist families and service providers in Connecticut with the development of Individualized Family Service Plans for infants and young children with hearing impairments under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It provides general information about hearing loss and deafness, intervention…
Descriptors: Audiology, Deafness, Disability Identification, Early Identification
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Special Educational Services Branch. – 1995
This volume is the fourth in a series (developed in response to a needs assessment survey of special educators in Alberta, Canada) providing practical suggestions about instructional strategies, classroom management, preparing individual program plans, and understanding special needs. This volume presents information on the nature of hearing loss…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Audiology, Classroom Techniques, Communication Aids (for Disabled)
Centre of Total Communication, Copenhagen (Denmark). – 1987
This booklet presents knowledge, attitudes, and educational ideas on how to give deaf children the support they need to develop. It focuses on the fundamental and comprehensive needs of deaf children, using methods and ideas that can be adjusted to countries without great technical resources. The first chapter examines the importance of language…
Descriptors: Audiology, Communication Skills, Deafness, Early Intervention
