Validation of the Rhode Island Test of Language Structure with orally educated hearing-impaired students

This paper examines the Rhode Island Test of Language Structures (RITLS) and its measurement of the comprehension of syntax, and the relationship of this comprehension to the use of syntax in the production of spoken English by orally educated hearing-impaired students.

A Russian language speech discrimination test for clinical audiometry

This paper contains a speech discrimination test in the Russian language composed of fifty known Russian monosyllables.

Meaningful use of speech scale: application to orally educated hearing-impaired children

This paper discusses a study to determine whether the use of meaningful speech in everyday situations is independent of a cochlear implant.

The importance of direct language instruction for hearing impaired children

This paper discusses the importance of direct and intense language instruction for hearing impaired children in developing language and communication skills. The author presents a variety of activities for teacher use.

Evaluation of the effectiveness of using DVDs to elicit language for children who are deaf or hard of hearing

This study examines the effectiveness of utilizing a DVD software program to teach specific language structures to children who are deaf or hard of hearing. This study includes a literary review of previous studies that evaluated the effectiveness of using technology to teach language to children who exhibited language delays.

How the listener's experience influences the rating of the intelligibility of hearing-impaired children's speech

This paper discusses the importance of listener experience as a factor when developing intelligibility measures for hearing impaired children.

An analysis of vocabulary and language constructions of six series of primary readers from the standpoint of teaching the deaf

This paper discusses a study to determnine the vocabulary and language construction of primary readers and suitability for use in teaching of hearing impaired children.

Utilizing hearing assistive technology (HAT) to assess speech recognition: Comparison of word recognition scores obtained by hearing instrument users

The ability for individuals with hearing loss to accurately recognize correct versus incorrect verbal responses during traditional word recognition testing across four different listening conditions was assessed.

Predicting for the hearing impaired the intelligibility of different kinds of speech materials

This paper discusses a study to define the function relating the scores for hearing impaired listeners on four different speech materials.

Evaluating lexically controlled word lists for open set speech perception testing in profoundly hearing impaired children

This paper evaluates speech perception testing in pediatric cochlear implant users. Using pre-recorded stimulus presentation, the author replicated an earlier experiment comparing the Lexical Neighborhood List (LNT) test to the Phonetically Balanced Kindergarten (PB-K) test in estimating speech perception abilities in hearing impaired children.

Language behavior of the young hearing impaired child

This paper discusses a study of language development of hearing impaired children.

Word level speech perception under four levels of simulated profound hearing loss

This paper discusses a study to determine average performance on word discrimination tests using the CID Early Speech Perception Test (ESP).

Four discourse level speech perception under four levels of simulated profound hearing loss

This paper reviews a study to determine the maximum discourse level speech perception capabilities of profoundly deaf children in four speech perception categories as defined by the Early Speech Perception Test (ESP).

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.

Auditory and audio-visual reception of words in noise by observers with normal and impaired hearing

This dissertation examines auditory perception and audio-visual reception in noise for both hearing-impaired and normal hearing persons, with a goal of determining some of the noise conditions under which amplified acoustic cues for speech can be beneficial to hearing-impaired persons.