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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Curriculum Development. – 1983
The manual is intended as a course resource to help hearing secondary students learn to communicate with deaf peers or family members. The total communication approach is described and reasons for its use advanced. An introductory section explains the philosophy, general goals, and program objectives of the course. Ten lesson plans are then…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Lesson Plans, Manual Communication, Peer Relationship
Noble, Suzanne – Perspectives for Teachers of the Hearing Impaired, 1985
Suggestions are offered to help hearing teachers use effective nonverbal techniques in conjunction with signing when communicating information to hearing impaired students. Topics discussed include use of discourse markers, ways of maintaining eye contact, gaining/maintaining student attention, and effective turn-taking. (JW)
Descriptors: Attention, Body Language, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
Mostertz, Mary J. – 1984
Designed for preschool deaf/hearing impaired children whose developmental abilities range from 18 months through 5 years, this experiential curriculum uses a total communication approach in which language development is promoted in a natural setting. The guide is offered as a framework for teachers to use in developing their own individualized…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum Guides, Deafness, Experiential Learning
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Download full textKretschmer, Richard R., Jr., Ed.; Kretschmer, Laura W., Ed. – Journal of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology, 1988
This monograph supplement to "The Journal of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology" contains eight papers on issues and strategies for communication assessment of hearing-impaired children, not only in the area of interpersonal communication, but in classroom and print discourse as well. Titles and authors of the papers are as follows:…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Hearing Impairments
Easterbrooks, Susan – 1997
This digest discusses hearing loss in children. Topics covered include: (1) the causes of hearing loss and the three major types of hearing losses, conductive loss, sensorineural loss, and central auditory processing disorder; (2) the federal definitions of "deaf" (hearing loss which adversely affects educational performance and which is…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Children, Communication Skills, Deafness
Reese, E. Rosalie – 1983
Hearing impaired children from birth to age 5 in rural areas throughout the state of Utah are served by a home-based program which trains parents to communicate effectively with their hearing impaired child. The program is based on the following premises: (1) the preschool years are critical for developing communication skills; (2) the home is the…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Communication Skills, Delivery Systems, Hearing Impairments
