Teacher burnout: A look at stressors affecting teachers of the deaf

Surveys addressing the issues of burnout among teachers of the deaf were sent to teachers in private oral schools. Forty-seven surveys were returned, providing insight into specific factors contributing to burnout.

A resource guide: Mainstreaming a child with a hearing impairment: What teachers need to know

This paper is intended as a resource for teachers by providing information and teaching strategies to help meet the needs of children with a hearing impairment in the mainstream educational setting.

A manual of FM systems for mainstream teachers

This paper presents a manual of frequency modulated (FM) sound systems designed for use by mainstream teachers who have hearing impaired students in their classrooms.

More appropriate: additional stories for students who are hearing impaired using the "Specialized Program Individualizing Reading Excellence" (S.P.I.R.E.) curriculum

S.P.I.R.E., at use at Central Institute for the Deaf, is a comprehensive, multi-sensory systematic reading and language program that targets at risk and struggling students. The purpose of this project was to write additional stories and sentences for students who are hearing impaired through reader 2 that may be used in conjunction with the exiting stories and supplements.

Phonological processing in the reading of deaf and normally hearing children

This paper reviews measurement of phonological processes in reading among deaf children and children who are of normal hearing.

Noise exposure levels of high school music teachers

This paper examines the effects of noise on high school music teachers.

Reviews of reading materials for parents

This paper discusses a project to compile a set of reading materials for parents of young children who are enrolled in speech or language therapy.

Evaluating and re-developing a more comprehensive and useful needs based assessment tool for parents and teachers of newly-diagnosed deaf and hard of hearing children

The purpose of this study was to redevelop a needs assessment inventory for use by caregivers and professionals engaging in educational services for children who are newly-diagnosed as deaf or hard of hearing.

What resources are available to assist parents of hearing-impaired children to increase their children's reading abilitites?

This paper discusses the importance of parental efforts in the reading achievement attained by their hearing impaired children and the need for those parents to have the appropriate tools and resources to effectively assist their children.

Cooperative learning: a guide for teachers of the deaf

This paper examines cooperative learning, a strategy of teaching in which students work together in groups, thus acquiring both academic and social skills

The structural component of linguistic meaning and the reading of normally hearing and deaf children

This paper discusses an experiment in psycholinguistic method and its application to the field of education.

A comparison of two reading programs; SPIRE and Scott Foresman

This paper presents a study comparing two elementary school reading programs, the Scott Foresman 2000 Reading series and the Specialized Program Individualized Reading Excellence (S.P.I.R.E.) program.

Reading instruction for hearing-impaired students in an auditory-oral setting

This paper discusses the instruction of reading for hearing impaired children.

Average annual reading growth rate progress of children who are deaf, use a cochlear implant and attend an auditory-oral school

Reading growth rate averages were established for children who are deaf, have a unilateral cochlear implant and attend an auditory-oral school.

The value to deaf children of an extra-curricular reading activity

This paper discusses a proposal for extra curricular activities in deaf schools to help promote literacy for hearing impaired children.