Innovative classroom-tested approaches to cross-cultural communication--diversity, equity, and inclusion--and personal and professional development are featured. Readers can explore 10 teaching creations debuted at the 2023 "My Favorite Assignment" sessions at the Association for Business Communication Annual International Conference…

Cued Speech is a visual mode of communication in which mouth movements of speech combine with "cues" to make the sounds (phonemes) of traditional spoken languages look different. Cueing allows users who are deaf, hard of hearing, or who have language/communication disorders, to access the basic, fundamental properties of spoken languages…

The National Science Education Standards are designed to provide a vision of scientific literacy for "all" students--regardless of age, race, ethnic background, English-language proficiency, socioeconomic status, disability, or giftedness. One of the most powerful strategies in science instruction--which aligns with the Standards--is the use of…

It is argued that Oralism and Total Communication underestimate the profound nature of deafness and the potential value of fundamental research. The evolution of these philosophies is described, and changes in philosophy are discussed. (Author)

A review of research on conversational competencies of hearing impaired students who rely on oral language as their predominant means of communication suggests that while much remains unknown, similarities exist in the ways learning disabled and hearing impaired children cope with the conversational demands of the classroom. (CL)

No significant differences were found between average reading ages of 14 hearing impaired students learning via the oral method (group 1) and 20 hearing impaired students learning via a sign system (group 2). Group 2 Ss wrote fewer words and shorter sentences but their sentences were more grammatically mature and more often correct. (CL)

Under both the audition alone and combined audition and lipreading conditions, Ss' performance was superior to that previously reported for profoundly hearing impaired children trained in schools in which a "multisensory" approach is typically used. (Author)

The study examined the relationship of cognitive style (reflection-impulsivity) to communication mode (oral or total) with 72 deaf and hearing children at two age levels: 6-10 years and 11-15 years. Results indicated deaf children and younger children were more impulsive than hearing or older children. No differences between oral and total…

The Spoken Language Predictor (SLP) can help determine the most appropriate communication mode in educating a profoundly hearing impaired child. The measure provides weighted scores for hearing capacity, language competence, nonverbal intelligence, family support, and speech communication attitude and results in three possible educational…

The chapter describes developments in the use of residual hearing in educating hearing impaired children from ancient times to the present and raises questions concerning the usefulness of auditory training, the age at which amplification should be provided, hearing and lipreading in combination, and effects of powerful hearing aids on residual…

Offers tips on conducting productive discussion of curriculum in staff meetings. (JW)

A survey of the methods of communication used at special schools and units for the hearing-impaired in the United Kingdom showed that the oral method is used in about 90 percent of the unit classes. Findings revealed a rapidly increasing trend to total communication. (Author)

"Forbidden Signs" explores the debate between manualists and oralists in deaf education into political, pedagogical, scientific, philosophical, historical, racial, sexual, economic, and linguistic contexts. The biggest weakness of the book is that it is a history only of the attitudes of hearing people toward oralism and manualism. (SLD)

The article analyzes the controversy over total communication vs. oralism in the education of hearing impaired students, notes the differences between speech and language, and suggests points to be considered by parents in deciding on one or the other approach. (CL)

The study found that the extent of teacher control over conversations with deaf pupils using oral/aural only, signed English, or cued speech communication affected pupil response, including taking initiative in conversations, misunderstanding of the teacher, and length of conversational contributions. Different methods of communication by the 13…