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…

LESSONS DESIGNED TO ASSIST TEACHERS AND PARENTS IN TEACHING SYNTHETIC LIPREADING TO HARD-OF-HEARING ELEMENTARY AGE CHILDREN ARE GROUPED INTO PRIMARY AND INTERMEDIATE LEVELS. EACH LESSON PLAN IS BASED ON THE PREVIOUS LESSON AND INCLUDES SEVERAL RELATED SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES. INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT MATERIALS, PROCEDURE, AND THE EXACT SENTENCES TO BE USED…

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…

The role of counselors who work with deaf people is similar to that of general rehabilitation counselors. Differences that exist between these professions are a function of the visible nature of sign language and the low incidence of deafness. Several issues faced by counselors of deaf people are mentioned. (Author)

Chapter 7 of "Education of Exceptional Children, a review of the literature for the 3-year period since the issuance of "REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, Volume 36, No. 1, Febrauary 1966.

THIS THERAPY PROGRAM OUTLINE IS INTENDED TO AID SPEECH CORRECTIONISTS WORKING WITH THE SPEECH, LANGUAGE, LIPREADING, AND AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION SKILLS OF MODERATELY HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN IN REGULAR CLASSES. IN ADDITION TO INFORMATION ON CLASSIFICATIONS AND ETIOLOGIES OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT, THE FIRST SECTION CONTAINS A…

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…

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…

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…

THE DIRECTORY CONTAINS INFORMATION FOR THE DEAF AND PERSONS WORKING WITH THE DEAF. CERTIFIED TEACHERS OF THE DEAF (INCLUDING CANADA) AND STUDENT TEACHERS (BY COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY) ARE LISTED. PERSONS TEACHING COURSES ON EDUCATION OF THE DEAF AND TEACHERS COLLEGES ARE LISTED ALONG WITH PERTINENT INFORMATION. A DIRECTORY OF SERVICES INCLUDES…

Seventeen widely diverse students participated in the speech and hearing therapy program for a total of 420 hours. It was an individualized program utilizing Infra-Code equipment; the primary goal in 12 of the 17 cases was speech production. The remaining five had normal speech and requested auditory training. The bulk of the report consists of…

SPECIAL PROGRAMS OF THE ABILENE, TEXAS, SCHOOLS ARE DESCRIBED WITH EMPHASIS ON PUPIL ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES, PURPOSES OF THE PROGRAMS, AND GENERAL AND SPECIFIC PROCEDURES USED IN INSTRUCTION. SOURCES OF INFORMATION USED IN INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS, CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHING IN TEXAS, AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES FOR AREAS OF…

This speech inventory used in a study of aurally handicapped children (see TM 001 129) measures lipreading ability. The 33-item inventory represents a meaningful sample of phonemes in Standard American English. This measure can be presented either live or by 16 millimeter film. See also TM 001 130, 131, and 133. (CK)

This speech inventory developed for a study of aurally handicapped preschool children (see TM 001 129) provides information on intonation patterns in connected speech. The inventory consists of a list of phrases and simple sentences accompanied by pictorial clues. The test is individually administered by a teacher-examiner who presents the spoken…