Evaluation of sentence perception of adults with hearing loss when using a video teleconferencing system

This study evaluate the speech perception of hearing-impaired adults (with varying degrees of deafness) when using a video teleconferencing system (an integrated service digital network).

Character education for the deaf and hard of hearing

This paper presents a curriculum guide for structured character education for deaf and hearing-impaired children. A list of suggested age-appropriate activities, role play ideas, thematic children’s books, and assistive internet resources are provided.

A description of characteristics of very young children referred for speech and language evaluation at Central Institute for the Deaf

This paper discusses the early identification and assessment of children younger than six who were referred to the Central Institute for the Deaf Speech and Hearing Clinic.

The effects of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) on auditory brainstem responses (ABR) in neonates

This paper presents a study of the effects of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) on the auditory brainstem response (ABR) of twenty-three neonates, and whether there was asymmetric ABRs in the neonates who had ECMO.

Speech perception by the chinchilla: discrimination of /I/ and /A/ in various consonantal contexts

This paper discusses a study done with chinchillas and their ability to organize speech sounds into auditory concepts.

Preliminary development of a connected-discourse speechreading test

This paper discusses lipreading and development of a standardized measure of lipreading skill.

Activities development for 2 word combinations on pre-sentence level TAGS

This paper presents activities to assist teachers of hearing impaired students to develop 2-word combinations for use in instruction in conjunction with the Teacher Assessment of Grammatical Structures Pre-Sentence Level (TAGS-P). The paper presents activity procedures and materials to guide teachers in teaching 2-word combinations.

Validation of a speech intelligibility measure for profoundly deaf children

This paper reviews a study to validate a speech intelligibility measure for profoundly deaf children.

Procedures for selecting hearing aid compression ratios based on individual loudness judgements

This paper examines the selection of compression ratios for hearing aids.

Spontaneous otoacoustic emissions in a chinchilla: audiometric correlates as seen in audiogram microstructure

This paper reviews a study to evaluate the audiogram microstructure of a chinchilla with a documented spontaneous otoacoustic emission.

Teaching written language to students who are deaf or hard of hearing

This Independent Study looked into the effectiveness of the Interactive Writing program in teaching writing to students who are deaf or hard of hearing. The students' writing was assessed based on writing samples and teacher observations.

The effects of special lighting on the lipreading performance of profoundly deaf children

This paper is a review of a study to determine optimum lighting conditions to facilitate lipreading.

Grammatical analysis of spoken language samples from deaf and hearing adolescents

This paper reviews a study to determine whether language delays in hearing impaired children are permanent.

An evaluation of videotaping for self evaluation by teachers of the hearing impaired

This paper is a review of a study to determine the effectiveness of teachers of the hearing impaired using videotape as a means of self-evaluation.

Threshold adaptation, temporal integration and frequency discrimination-learning in hearing impaired children

This paper is a review of a study to evaluate the usefulness of a laboratory approach to auditory training with hearing impaired children.