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Peer reviewedNix, Gary W. – Volta Review, 1975
Reviewed are the 17 studies most widely quoted in support of the value of total communication and as evidence of the ineffectiveness of the oral approach for use with deaf students. (Author)
Descriptors: Deafness, Disabilities, Educational Methods, Exceptional Child Research
Cornett, R. Orin – 1978
Examined is the combination of methods (aural, manual, oral) used within the philosophy of total communication for the deaf. The use of Cued Speech, a tool whose purpose is to make spoken language visually clear at the levels of phonems, syllables, suprasegmentals, words, and phrases, is advocated for communication with the deaf. (BD)
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Cued Speech, Educational Methods
Peer reviewedVernon, McCay – Volta Review, 1972
The author presents a rationale for a total communication approach (involving speech, speechreading, amplification, writing, sign language, and fingerspelling) in educational programs for deaf persons. (GW)
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Communication Skills, Educational Methods, Exceptional Child Education
Peer reviewedRupp, Ralph R.; Mikulas, Marguerite – Volta Review, 1973
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Educational Methods, Exceptional Child Education, Hearing Impairments
Peer reviewedBrennan, Mary – American Annals of the Deaf, 1975
The author critically examines a number of assumptions concerning the nature of language and the process of language acquisition on which methods of deaf education in Britain are based. (LS)
Descriptors: Deafness, Early Childhood Education, Educational Methods, Exceptional Child Research
Peer reviewedLetourneau, Nora; Young, Virginia – American Annals of the Deaf, 1975
The article traces the steps that St. Mary's School for the Deaf in Buffalo, New York, followed in the implementation of their Total Communication program. (Author)
Descriptors: Deafness, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Methods
Download full textBrasel, Kenneth E.; Quigley, Stephen P. – 1975
Seventy-two deaf Ss (10- to 19-years-old) were tested, employing the Test of Syntactic Ability (TSA), the language sub-tests of the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT), and analyses of written language samples, in a study of the influence of early language and communication environment on their later syntactic language ability. Ss were divided into…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Deafness, Early Childhood Education, Educational Methods
Greenwood-Logsdon, Marsha – 1990
This paper examines the evolution of sign language's role in education, beginning with the debate over sign language versus oral communication, followed by the debate over American Sign Language (ASL) versus other sign systems. The paper points out that this debate process is hindering the educational experience for thousands of deaf children and…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Communication Skills, Cultural Context, Deafness
Moores, Donald F. – 1970
Considered in the paper, which originally was prepared for publication by the Moscow Institute of Defectology, are research and methodology related to education of deaf children in the United States. Described are deaf children's communicative problems, and defined are classifications according to varying degrees of deafness. Discussed is…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Communication Problems, Early Childhood Education, Educational Methods
Peer reviewedKatsiyannis, 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
