Dialogue journal writing: an effective method of improving the writing skills of hearing-impaired children?

This paper discusses a study to determine if dialogue journal writing can improve the writing skills of hearing impaired children.

The applicability of The Test of Word Knowledge to hearing-impaired children

This paper evaluates a receptive and expressive vocabulary test, The Test of Word Knowledge, to determine its applicability to deaf students and to compare its results with other vocabulary tests.

Postsecondary education for the deaf and its supportive system: the United States in comparison to Japan

This paper examines available post-secondary education and supportive systems for the deaf in Japan as compared to the United States.

Evaluation of sentence list equivalency for the TIMIT sentences by cochlear implant recipients

The equivalency of 34 TIMIT sentence lists was evaluated using adult cochlear implant recipients to determine if they should be recommended for future clinical or research use. Because these sentences incorporate gender, dialect and speaking rate variations, they have the potential to better represent speech recognition abilities in real-world communication situations.

A hearing screening protocol in a pediatric practice based on otoacoustic emissions

This paper evaluates the routine of one pediatrics facility interested in incorporating a hearing screening protocol into their practice and suggests such a protocol using distortion product otoacoustic emission tests (DPOAE).

A study of imitation, comprehension, and production

This paper examines the relationship between imitation, comprehension and speech production in language disordered children, and in identifying whether language-disordered children are "language impaired" or "talking impaired."

The effect of group aural rehabilitation

This paper discusses aural rehabilitation for adults.

A study of variables that may influence continued placement in schools for the deaf

This paper reviews variables that influence placement of a hearing impaired child into a special education program instead of being mainstreamed into a public school.

Icing on the Cake: Idiom curriculum for deaf and hard of hearing students

A look at the prevalence of idiom usage in the mainstream classroom, and the students' who are deaf/hard of hearing acquisition of idiom comprehension and usage. A complete teacher’s guide, including lesson plans and materials, and a list of idiom teaching resources for teachers of the deaf and mainstream teachers.

Social skills issues of mainstreaming hearing-impaired children

This paper is a literature review covering the social skills challenges inherent in mainstreaming hearing-impaired children with their hearing peers.

Hearing in children with diabetes mellitus

This paper compares auditory function in young, insulin-dependent diabetic subjects with auditory function in normally-hearing, non-diabetic subjects.

Do child cochlear implant users who are perceived unfavorably as communication partners have poor self-esteem?

This paper examines self-esteem issues with children who wear a cochlear implant.

Relationship among otoacoustic emission suppression and auditory processing measures in adults

The purpose of this Capstone Project is to help determine whether performing otoacoustic emissions with contralateral noise may be used in the diagnosis of Auditory Processing Disorder.

Mothers' verbal language to young hearing impaired children

This paper discusses the effect of a mother's language on the language development of her hearing impaired child.

A retrospective study assessing the relative clinical value of performing VRA versus ABR on infants between the ages of seven and twelve months

This paper discusses a study to test two methods of hearing screening for infants--visual reinforcement audiometry and auditory brainstem responses.