An auditory test of 10 spondaic words recorded on Language Master cards was presented monaurally, through insert receivers to 58 hearing-impaired young children to evaluate their ability to recognize familiar speech material. (MYS)

Deaf subjects required about 9 dB greater speech-to-noise ratio for 75 percent correct detection of words than did normal-hearing subjects, suggesting that maximum communication effectiveness may occur for hearing impaired children only at higher speech-to-noise ratios than that required by normal-hearing persons. (Author/KW)

A simple auditory test has been developed to assist in determining whether a young hearing impaired child can perceive spectral aspects of speech or only gross temporal acoustic patterns. The test is recommended to aid in the planning of an aural habilitation program. (Author/CL)

Sixty monosyllabic, disyllabic, and trisyllabic words were recorded and presented at different times through earphones and vibrators to 20 normal adults and 20 profoundly hearing impaired children (ages 8 to 15 years) to evaluate perception of number of syllables. Vibratory perception by profoundly hearing impaired and normal Ss and auditory…

In studies with 22 normal hearing adults and two hearing impaired children (12-13 years old), speech was presented under different degrees of optical distortion. (CL)