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Suto, Masahiko – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Discusses the techniques used in Japan to assess and monitor the acquisition of auditory skills by hearing-impaired children. Suggests that digits, syllables, and word lists are more suited to adults. Proposes the use of words, sounds, and music familiar to children in combination with instruments based on observation of daily activities in either…
Descriptors: Audiology, Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Tests, Children

Hirota, Eiko; Tanaka, Yoshisato – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Discusses the Home Training Program for congenital hearing-impaired infants and their families administered by the Teikyo University Hospital. Suggests that the program is based on the maximum use of residual hearing, early identification of hearing impairment and early intervention, and support for parents. (AA)
Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Perception, Auditory Tests, Clinical Diagnosis

Nakagawa, Tatsuo – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Examined the effectiveness of the Aided Articulation Index (AAI) in the evaluation of the fitting of hearing aids, using a sample of hearing-impaired children in a kindergarten and primary school for the deaf in Japan. Found that AAI decreased with hearing threshold level and an AAI of 0.3 is necessary for children to function effectively with…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Audiology, Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Tests
Japanese National Commission for UNESCO, Tokyo. – 1967
THIS FINAL REPORT DESCRIBES TWO RESEARCH EXPERIMENTS CARRIED OUT IN TOKYO IN 1965 AND 1966. STUDY A, A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE ACQUISITION OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AT TWO DIFFERENT AGE LEVELS (3RD AND 4TH GRADES), WAS BASED ON A COURSE OF THREE 15-MINUTE SESSIONS A WEEK, USING TEN-MINUTE TAPES. SOME RESULTS NOTED WERE--(1) NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Auditory Tests, Comparative Testing, Educational Research

Onuma, Nakoi – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Presents an overview of hearing aid fitting procedures and auditory rehabilitation for hearing-impaired children in Japan. Reviews issues of audiological management in Japanese schools and discusses two kinds of simplified auditory tests. Finally, highlights several controversial issues surrounding different perspectives and methods of education…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Audiology, Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Evaluation