Phonological awareness in children who are deaf/hard of hearing

This paper examines the phonological awareness skills of young children who are hearing impaired through rime identification and onset detection.

HIV and AIDS awareness in the deaf community

This paper examines awareness of HIV and AIDS in the Deaf community.

Enhancing the acquisition of phonemic awareness in hearing impaired students

This paper includes suggestions for enhancing phonemic awareness for hearing impaired children.

Development of curriculum in noise awareness

This paper presents a curriculum in noise awareness developed for use in the second and fourth grades, to teach children about the harmful effects of elevated noise levels.

Assessing phonemic awareness skills in hearing impaired students

This paper discusses phonemic awareness and its role in providing appropriate literacy instruction to both hearing and hearing impaired children. The ability of hearing-impaired students to gain phonological awareness skills is examined and instructional models for teaching phonological and phonemic awareness skills are presented. Also included is a checklist to be used to assess phonological and phonemic awareness skills in hearing-impaired students.

The relationship between popular culture awareness and socialization in the deaf/hard of hearing and hearing populations

A sample of deaf/hard of hearing students and hearing students ages 11-14 were surveyed to examine social perceptions about intellect and popularity related to popular culture knowledge. Participants also provided descriptive responses to their popular culture favorites.