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Research on Tactual Communication of Speech: Ideas, Issues, and Findings.
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Reed, Charlotte M.; And Others – Volta Review, 1989
This research review on tactual communication of speech discusses methods of communication intended for the tactual sense alone, issues related to tactual input as a supplement for speechreading, and issues related to developing new synthetic tactual aids and the roles such aids could play in treating people with profound hearing loss. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Communication Aids (for Disabled), Deafness, Lipreading, Sensory Aids
Tactile Aids for Speech Perception and Production by Hearing-Impaired People.
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Weisenberger, Janet – Volta Review, 1989
Laboratory results are presented which suggest that hearing-impaired individuals' speech perception can be enhanced through use of tactile aids with a number of tactile transducers conveying information about the spectral content of the speech signal, and speech production can be improved through experience using a multichannel tactile aid.…
Descriptors: Communication Aids (for Disabled), Deafness, Sensory Aids, Speech Improvement
Using Visual and Tactile Sensory Aids to Remediate Monotone Voice in Hearing-Impaired Speakers.
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Youdelman, Karen; And Others – Volta Review, 1989
Sixteen severely-to-profoundly hearing-impaired students, aged 7-8, received training using a curriculum for remediating monotone voice. Some students also used visual or tactile sensory aids. All students evidenced marked improvement in remediating monotonous pitch, with those using the curriculum in conjunction with a tactile display showing the…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Outcomes of Education, Primary Education
Technology and Speech Training: An Affair to Remember.
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Levitt, Harry – Volta Review, 1989
A history of speech training technology is presented, from the simple hand-held mirror to complicated computer-based systems and tactile devices, and subsequent papers in this theme issue are introduced. Both the advantages and problems of technological aids are addressed. Simplicity in the application and use of speech training aids is stressed.…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer Oriented Programs, Hearing Impairments
Speech and Language Progress of Hearing-Impaired Children in a Systematic Training Program Using Tactual Vocoders.
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Eilers, Rebecca E.; And Others – Volta Review, 1989
Speech production gains made by hearing-impaired children (aged 3-7) in a training program incorporating tactual vocoders were compared with gains made by 15 comparison children. The 11 subjects showed gains in syllable inventories and pronunciation of vocabulary items; in another study, 7 subjects exhibited gains in grammatical development.…
Descriptors: Communication Aids (for Disabled), Comparative Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Grammar
Remediation of Phonation Problems in Hearing-Impaired Children: Speech Training and Sensory Aids.
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McGarr, Nancy S.; And Others – Volta Review, 1989
Fifty hearing-impaired students, aged 8-12 and 15-19, who used an auditory, visual, or tactile aid in speech training made more progress than controls who received speech training without sensory aids. A visual display was more effective for conveying appropriate average pitch, while the "Portapitch" was useful for conveying dynamic…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Auditory Stimuli, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments