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Wilkins, Michele; Ertmer, David J. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2002
An overview of an oral school, Child's Voice, for children who are deaf or hard of hearing is presented. Key features include low student-teacher ratios, teachers trained as oral educators, ongoing staff and parent education, specialized curricula, and a strong emphasis on listening and speaking throughout the day. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Auditory Training, Cochlear Implants, Curriculum Design, Deafness
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Ertmer, David J.; Leonard, Jeannette S.; Pachuilo, Michael L. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2002
This article describes the intervention programs attended and progress made by two children (ages 3 and 7) who exhibited considerable differences in benefit from their cochlear implants. Their intervention programs employed both analytical and synthetic auditory training and emphasized the development of speech production and language skills.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Auditory Training, Cochlear Implants, Educational Strategies
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Ertmer, David J. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2002
This article introduces a forum that provides information for assisting speech-language pathologists and audiologists in fulfilling their professional responsibilities in a variety of settings to children with hearing impairments who have cochlear implants. A preview of the following articles on services for children with cochlear implants is…
Descriptors: Auditory Training, Cochlear Implants, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
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Ertmer, David J. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2002
This epilogue to a forum on children with hearing impairments who have cochlear implants discusses innovation in implant technology and considers intervention issues. Key factors influencing outcomes are discussed, including educational programming, amount and length of communication intervention, and the targeting of both developmental and…
Descriptors: Auditory Training, Cochlear Implants, Educational Environment, Educational Strategies