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Neria, Christy M.; Young, Stephanie M.; Colantuono, Delcina M. – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2019
Recently, the authors' district reconfigured the program for deaf and hard of hearing students, combining the Total Communication (TC) and Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) programs for elementary students and relocating students and staff into a single school. This prompted staff to reflect on and discuss the pedagogy unique to each program.…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Total Communication, Listening
An Animated Dictionary for Hearing-Impaired Students in Thailand
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Wicha, Santichai; Sharp, Bernadette; Sureephong, Pradorn; Chakpitak, Nopasit; Atkins, Anthony – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2012
As English increasingly becomes the international language, many ministerial and educational organisations have identified the need to improve the competence of Thai students in speaking English. While there is significant research devoted to developing software tools to support the teaching of English as a second language, they are mostly…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Hearing Impairments
Language Development in One Preschool Deaf Child.
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Champie, Joan – American Annals of the Deaf, 1981
The case of a deaf preschool child whose parents and teacher cooperated in a Total Communication and Signed English approach is cited. A record of the child's utterances is presented to illustrate growth in language to a level near that of a hearing child. (CL)
Descriptors: Deafness, Language Acquisition, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Preschool Education
From Sign to Speech: The Language Development of a Hearing-Impaired Child.
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Gardner, Judith; Zorfass, Judith – American Annals of the Deaf, 1983
A case study of a prelingually hearing impaired boy with bilateral severe to profound sensory neural hearing loss is presented. Separate analyses of spoken and signed language were made indicating that signs had become vehicles for attaching meaning to sounds. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Deafness, Language Acquisition
Developmental Apraxia and Augmentative or Alternative Communication--A Case Example.
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Culp, Delva M. – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 1989
The case study involves a developmentally apraxic eight-year-old girl using a multimodal communication system. The Partners in Augmentative Communication Training program was implemented. Results after two months suggested some improvement in communication interaction skills. Issues regarding developmental apraxia and the use of augmentative and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Children, Communication Disorders, Communication Skills
"The Choice and the Challenge": Western Canada--Auditory Verbal Conference.
Rodda, Michael – ACEHI Journal, 1992
This article reports and comments on the Western Canada--Auditory Verbal Conference held in Winnipeg, Manitoba in June 1992. It summarizes research on cochlear implants and research on auditory verbal approaches to remediation. (DB)
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Cochlear Implants, Conferences, Deafness
The Profile of Multiple Language Proficiencies: A Measure for Evaluating Language Samples of Deaf Children.
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Goldstein, Gayle; Bebko, James M. – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2003
This article describes development of the Profile of Multiple Language Proficiencies (PMLP), a measure of both English and American Sign Language skills in deaf children. The PMLP showed reasonable initial reliability and appears to be an easy-to-use measure. Discussion addresses issues that influence the reliability and validity in evaluating…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingual Students, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education
"Show-Me Bedtime Reading'" An Unusual Study of the Benefits of Reading to Deaf Children.
Rogers, Deborah – Perspectives for Teachers of the Hearing Impaired, 1989
Nine primary-age children at a residential school for the deaf were read bedtime stories using a Total Communication approach. Every child subsequently demonstrated growth on each of several language assessments, including language comprehension and expressive language. (JDD)
Descriptors: Deafness, Language Acquisition, Parent Participation, Primary Education