This two-volume set comprises a program manual and a series of systematic lessons developed for the auditory skills training program at the Model Secondary School for the Deaf. The program uses a model of auditory skills which is divided into four major areas: (1) detection, the ability to perceive the presence or absence of an auditory stimulus;…

Recently those in the teaching profession have begun to realize the importance of listening skills. Of the 4 areas of language arts, listening is the primary skill. Phonics and listening are related in that there is a significant relationship between the child's ability to discriminate between letter sounds and his ability to listen. The child…

This book presents training activities for special education or regular teachers to use with children having auditory processing disorders. Each chapter begins with a discussion of theory and general intervention guidelines and then presents remedial activities. The first chapter looks at auditory processes overall, lists the normal sequence of…

It is not possible to outline a "system" of education which could be applied to all children with language handicaps. Each child with a language deviation will provide his own model and his own system of educational needs based upon the extent to which he is atypical in his language development. The disadvantaged child lacks the language facility…

An interactive, computerized sound machine was designed, incorporating bar-code technology in the user interface. The system was used in a classroom of nine blind elementary level children to teach sound awareness, logic, metalinguistics, and technological literacy and was found to have pedagogical relevance. (Author/JDD)

The conditions of learning and the causes of learning difficulties are defined; identification of children with learning disabilities is considered. Half of the document is a curriculum guide for remediation through the visual, auditory, and motor approach; problems, symptoms, diagnoses, representative activities, and materials are detailed. About…

WRITTEN AS AN INTRODUCTORY TEXT FOR PEOPLE WHO CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH DEFECTIVE HEARING, THE BOOK DISCUSSES FACTORS FOUND TO BE HELPFUL IN THE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL TREATMENT OF DEAF CHILDREN. AFTER SOME BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT DEAFNESS IS PROVIDED, THE YOUNG CHILD AND HIS FAMILY, COOPERATION BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL, REGIONAL SERVICES FOR DEAF…