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The Right to Be Heard.
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Nix, Gary W. – Volta Review, 1981
The author cites research that casts doubt upon the use of total communication as a means of facilitating speech, communication between parent and child, academic achievement, and vocabulary development in hearing-impaired children. He states that the Alexander Graham Bell Association is not antimanual communication, but rather prospeech. (CL)
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Manual Communication, Sign Language, Speech Communication
The Benefit of Oral English-Only as Compared with Signed Input to Hearing-Impaired Students.
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Luetke-Stahlman, Barbara – Volta Review, 1988
The study compared scores on a literacy battery of hearing-impaired subjects exposed to either an instructional communication system that attempts to completely encode a language (e.g. oral English, Signing Exact English) or to signed systems that incompletely encode spoken English. Students using the completely encoded language tended to perform…
Descriptors: Communication Aids (for Disabled), Hearing Impairments, Language Acquisition, Sign Language
Measurement of Articulation in Pediatric Users of Cochlear Implants.
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Chin, Steven B.; Kaiser, Cara Lento – Volta Review, 2000
A study involving 20 children (ages 4-9) using cochlear implants compared the articulation of those who used oral communication only (n=10) and those who used total communication (TC). Results from the Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation indicate those using only oral communication committed significantly fewer errors than TC users. (Contains…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Articulation Impairments, Cochlear Implants, Communication Skills
Consonant Cluster Production by Pediatric Users of Cochlear Implants.
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Chin, Steven B.; Finnegan, Kevin R. – Volta Review, 2000
Production of 19 word-initial two-segment consonant clusters was examined in 12 children (ages 6-16) with cochlear implants, including 6 using oral communication and 6 using total communication. Results showed that 48% of the clusters were correctly produced (75% correct for oral communication users and 21% correct for total communication users).…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Articulation Impairments, Cochlear Implants, Communication Skills
Speech Intelligibility of Profoundly Deaf Pediatric Hearing Aid Users.
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Svirsky, Mario A.; Chin, Steven B.; Miyamoto, Richard T.; Sloan, Robert B.; Caldwell, Matthew D. – Volta Review, 2000
A study examined the speech intelligibility of children (ages 1-15) with deafness who use hearing aids. Data revealed a strong significant trend toward higher intelligibility for children with more residual hearing, and a significant trend toward higher intelligibility for users of oral communication than those using total communication. (Contains…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Articulation Impairments, Communication Skills, Deafness
Communication Methods for Hearing-Impaired Students: The Role of the Judiciary.
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Katsiyannis, Antonis – Volta Review, 1991
This paper provides a legal update on the role of the judiciary in determining an appropriate communication method for teaching hearing-impaired students. The paper concludes that the judiciary has consistently upheld the right of educational agencies to determine educational methodologies while attempting to protect hearing-impaired individuals'…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication (Thought Transfer), Court Litigation, Court Role