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Kristi Hendrickson; Katlyn Bay; Philip Combiths; Meaghan Foody; Elizabeth Walker – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Objectives: We provide a novel application of psycholinguistic theories and methods to the field of auditory training to provide preliminary data regarding which minimal pair contrasts are more difficult for listeners with typical hearing to distinguish in real-time. Design: Using eye-tracking, participants heard a word and selected the…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Auditory Perception, Auditory Training, Visual Aids
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Wiefferink, Carin H.; Vermeij, Bernadette A. M.; Uilenburg, Noëlle – American Annals of the Deaf, 2011
Cultural elements such as language, beliefs about health, and family context play important roles in the uptake of rehabilitation and treatment of deafness. Because of cultural issues, minority groups often do not receive optimal care. Focusing on the Netherlands, the researchers explored how the rehabilitation and counseling of deaf children of…
Descriptors: Family Counseling, Foreign Countries, Assistive Technology, Deafness
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Mildner, Vesna; Sindija, Branka; Zrinski, Karolina Vrban – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2006
The aim of the study was to analyse speech perception of children with cochlear implants (N=29) and children fitted with traditional hearing aids (N=20). One- and two-syllable words were presented auditorily in a forced choice minimal-pair discrimination task. The children repeated the word and pointed to the appropriate picture presented on…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Auditory Perception, Deafness, Articulation (Speech)
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Lytle, R. R.; Johnson, K. E.; Hui, Y. J. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2005
An overview is provided of (a) deaf education in China, (b) views of deaf Chinese, and (c) recent empowering international collaborations. China's national policy focuses on oral/aural education and hearing rehabilitation. However, everyday practice in schools for deaf children includes various forms of Chinese Sign Language. Early childhood…
Descriptors: Deafness, Foreign Countries, Educational History, Hearing Therapy