Stresses the need for local materials centers which loan speech and hearing materials to therapists for trial and evaluation. Borrowing privileges enhance the probability of careful selection and purchase of needed materials. (MB)

The purpose of this survey was to assess the current supply of speech and hearing manpower, and to develop a profile of characteristics for these professionals in the state of Washington. A mail-back questionnaire containing both open-ended and structured questions was used to survey all the active and inactive speech and hearing professionals in…

Speech and hearing therapists investigated the effectiveness of video taping as a multisensory approach to therapeutic procedures aimed at developing adequate communication skills for students with speech or hearing difficulties. They also studied the usefulness of such taping for parent counseling and inservice training of therapists and…

STANDARDS FOR THE ORGANIZATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND EVALUATION OF A SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR SPEECH- AND HEARING-HANDICAPPED CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY THE OHIO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. THIS PUBLICATION PRESENTS THESE STANDARDS AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STATE SUPERVISOR, THE COORDINATOR, THE PRINCIPAL, THE CLASSROOM TEACHER, AND THE SPEECH AND…