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Musselman, Carol Reich; And Others – American Annals of the Deaf, 1989
A 4-year study of 131 preschool children with severe/profound hearing losses found that children tended to be placed first in auditory/oral programs and later moved to total communication programs. Evaluated are the performance of children in both types of programs on measures of spoken language, receptive language, and mother-child communication.…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Language Acquisition, Oral Communication Method
Brown, Patrica Wynn; Orvets, Marcia – Perspectives for Teachers of the Hearing Impaired, 1987
Teachers can help deaf elementary students adjust to the total communication classroom setting by: evaluating signing skills; conducting a class orientation; submerging students in the sign language environment; using sign language vocabulary cards; offering sign language classes; encouraging peer tutoring; scheduling individual conferences; and…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Deafness, Elementary Education
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Cartledge, Gwendolyn; And Others – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1991
Social-emotional behaviors of 76 adolescents with moderate to profound hearing impairment enrolled in residential and public schools were assessed by their classroom teachers. No significant differences were found between students in total communication and oral programs, nor between students in residential and public schools. Contradictions with…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Hearing Impairments
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Katsiyannis, Antonis – Volta Review, 1991
This paper provides a legal update on the role of the judiciary in determining an appropriate communication method for teaching hearing-impaired students. The paper concludes that the judiciary has consistently upheld the right of educational agencies to determine educational methodologies while attempting to protect hearing-impaired individuals'…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication (Thought Transfer), Court Litigation, Court Role