Clarification strategies in oral communication for the hearing impaired student

This paper reviews clarification strategies to help repair communication breakdowns in the hearing impaired.

Mainstreaming, inclusion, and the elementary school age hearing impaired student

This paper presents materials for educators and students, grades K-6, about hearing and hearing impairment that will help prepare them for more successful mainstreaming and inclusion of hearing-impaired children.

Development of a student workbook in conjunction with the Communication Skills Training for Professionals and Paraprofessionals Program

This paper discusses Communication Skills Training for Professionals and Paraprofessionals (ComPro), a program that trains professionals and paraprofessionals to communicate more effectively with their hearing-impaired clientele. This study assesses the usefulness of the ComPro in-service program and student workbook.

A student handbook for the laryngectomy clinic

This paper presents a handbook for students introducing them to the Laryngectomy Clinic of Central Institute for the Deaf and providing them basic facts regarding laryngectomees and alaryngeal speech.

An overview of Meniere's Disease for the CID graduate student

This paper provides an overview of Meniere's Disease.

The effect of the handwriting without tears program on student cursive writing achievement at Central Institute for the Deaf (CID)

Handwriting Without Tears (HWT) is a multi-sensory program that provides a simpler approach to the instruction of cursive handwriting. It was administered to a sample of third graders to assess the effectiveness of the program and determine if it would be a viable option for handwriting instruction at CID.

Student musicians' perception of loudness and how it correlates to the measured level

The purpose of this project was to evaluate student musicians’ perception of loudness and see how it relates to the measured sound level when playing an instrument alone and when playing in an orchestra. Perhaps by examining this relationship, strategies can be developed to educate musicians on the risk of excessive noise exposure and hearing protection options.