The construction of a thyratron inflection indicator, its behaviour with certain vowels, and its use in instructing deaf children

This paper discusses the construction of an apparatus, Thyratron Inflection Indicator, to help hearing impaired children learn speech.

An examination of cued speech as a tool for language, literacy, and bilingualism for children who are deaf or hard of hearing

This study examines the purpose and uses of Cued Speech, its benefits and limitations, and its effectiveness as a tool for language, literacy, and bilingualism.

Does a supervised recreation program influence the personality of the deaf?

This paper discusses the effect of play on the personality of hearing impaired children.

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.

Identification of issues encountered by deaf educators working with multiply involved children and the related emotional affects that go along with intervention

This paper discusses common issues deaf educators face that are not directly related to a child’s hearing impairment and thus often outside the educators’ area of expertise. The study also identifies a range of emotions early interventionists experience while working with children with multiple impairments.

Should homework be required? parent attitudes at Central Institute for the Deaf

This paper discusses a study on parental attitudes towards homework for hearing impaired children.

The role of siblings in the habilitation of families with children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing

Siblings play a vital role in the health of a family as they adjust to having a child who is deaf or hard-of-hearing. In this project, a series of workshops has been designed for the siblings of children with a hearing loss to help better understand hearing loss and foster healthy sibling relationships.

The relation between intelligibility and the acoustic characteristics of deaf speech: An acoustic analysis of the vowels /i/ and /aw/, and nasals

This paper discusses a study that examined acoustic measures and the relationship to speech intelligibility of children with cochlear implants.

The influence of sentence length and complexity on the speechreading performance of profoundly deaf children

This paper reviews speechreading and the effect of sentence length and linguistic complexity on deaf children.

Some considerations of word association test responses among deaf children

This paper is a review of a study of word association tests for hearing impaired children.

Early experiences of children attending classes at Central Institute for the Deaf

This paper reviews the results of a questionnaire sent out to parents of children attending Central Institute for the Deaf.

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.

Factors related to oral communication ability in profoundly deaf children

This study examines which factors might be related to the successful development of good oral communication skills in hearing-impaired students at a school for the deaf.

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.

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