Describes the uses of lipreading and the factors which aid the partially deaf person in acquiring it. Notes the acceptance which lipreading has gained as a valid tool of communication. Bibliography. (RW)

The author discusses the importance of improvisation, suggesting that improvisation be introduced in the earliest stages of education and be taught through an approach that integrates ear training, sight-reading, instrumental and vocal techniques and theory into a unified and complete understanding of music as a language. (Author/KC)

This article reviews research studies on the efficacy of cochlear implants for children's auditory communication skills, including speech perception, speech production, and language. It offers suggestions for building auditory skill development in children with cochlear implants. Four classic levels of auditory skill development (awareness,…

At the University of Queensland (Australia), second-language instruction techniques involving principles of sensory training are being used experimentally. The method promotes sensory integration of speech events through auditory, visual, and kinesthetic memory. (MSE)

This paper presents an overview of auditory integration training as a treatment for painfully hypersensitive hearing in persons with autism. Following a review of relevant research, descriptions of the treatment procedure and technology involved are provided, and current controversies surrounding the treatment are explored. (Author/PB)

Pavlovian stimuli can markedly elevate instrumental responding, an effect known as Pavlovian-instrumental transfer (PIT). As the role of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) in PIT is yet unknown, we examined the effects of transient VTA inactivation by direct microinjections of a mixture of the GABA[subscript A] and GABA[subscript B] receptor…

In an excerpt from Chapter 5 of "Speech and Deafness", a textbook for teachers of the hearing impaired, the author explains the essential characteristics of the Auditory Global Method of speech development. (Author/LS)

The case history focuses on diagnostic and treatment procedures used to treat an institutionalized adult male found to have a disorder of auditory integration associated with severe language disability. (Author/LS)

A sequential, developmental plan for teaching reading via the auditory process is discussed. (JC)

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;…

The manual describes the SKI*HI Model, a comprehensive approach to identification and home intervention treatment of hearing impaired children and their families. The model features home programing in four basic areas: the home hearing aid program (nine lessons which facilitate the proper fit and acceptance of amplification by the child), home…

Described are musical materials and methods to train auditory skills of low functioning students. Charts are provided which outline perception, sources, conceptualization, and student response for development of four areas: sound awareness, aural discrimination, auditory memory, and expanded listening skills. (CL)

Fifteen papers from special study institutes and workshops focus on understanding planning, providing residential and community services, and traininq for the deaf-blind. Included are the following titles and authors: "Definition of the Problem" (L. Smith); "Normalcy of the Abnormal--Body and Sense Thinking Development of the Organically Impaired"…

THE EFFECTS OF LISTENING TRAINING ON THE AUDITORY THRESHOLDS OF MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN WERE DETERMINED. THE EFFECTS OF LISTENING TRAINING AND ITS PROMISE FOR LOWERED THRESHOLDS WERE INVESTIGATED AND EVALUATED FROM CHANGES IN MAGNITUDE SCORES, DIRECTION OF THRESHOLD, INTELLIGENCE, AND BEHAVIORAL CHANGES IN COMMUNICATION ATTITUDES OR RATED BY…