The Levels of Verbal Intimacy Technique (LOVIT) is an instrument for the analysis of verbal statements along a continuum from most intimate to least intimate. It enables an observer to place all verbal statements in one of 10 categories along this intimacy continuum. The technique has been used in research. (Author)

The use of research results concerning interactive behaviors of hearing impaired infants by teachers, clinicians, and others who visit and observe hearing impaired children and their parents at home is discussed. Specific suggestions are presented for how these observations can be achieved and used in developing and maintaining social…

This manual describes procedures for collecting data about two classroom elements: (1) teacher-student interactions; and (2) amount and type of student engagement in academic work. Although the system was originally developed from a study of influences on sex-related differences in mathematics, it is designed to be adapted as needed for…