The effects of training in the tracking procedure on the speechreading ability of two profoundly hearing-impaired children

This paper discusses a study to determine whether training employing in the tracking procedure would prove beneficial to profoundly hearing-impaired children in comprehension of spoken language.

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).

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

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

Dialogue journal writing: an effective method of improving the writing skills of hearing-impaired children?

This paper discusses a study to determine if dialogue journal writing can improve the writing skills of hearing impaired children.

The applicability of The Test of Word Knowledge to hearing-impaired children

This paper evaluates a receptive and expressive vocabulary test, The Test of Word Knowledge, to determine its applicability to deaf students and to compare its results with other vocabulary tests.

A hearing screening protocol in a pediatric practice based on otoacoustic emissions

This paper evaluates the routine of one pediatrics facility interested in incorporating a hearing screening protocol into their practice and suggests such a protocol using distortion product otoacoustic emission tests (DPOAE).

Icing on the Cake: Idiom curriculum for deaf and hard of hearing students

A look at the prevalence of idiom usage in the mainstream classroom, and the students' who are deaf/hard of hearing acquisition of idiom comprehension and usage. A complete teacher’s guide, including lesson plans and materials, and a list of idiom teaching resources for teachers of the deaf and mainstream teachers.

Social skills issues of mainstreaming hearing-impaired children

This paper is a literature review covering the social skills challenges inherent in mainstreaming hearing-impaired children with their hearing peers.

Hearing in children with diabetes mellitus

This paper compares auditory function in young, insulin-dependent diabetic subjects with auditory function in normally-hearing, non-diabetic subjects.

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.

Hearing conservation: A review of a local hearing conservation program

This paper examines a hearing conservation program.

Creating a parent workshop that encompasses and meets the educational desires for parents of children with hearing impairments being taught in an oral deaf education program

The purpose of this study was to create a parent workshop that was developed around the parents’ educational needs. The workshop demonstrated that the parents’ educational needs can be met through a workshop that is based on those needs and takes into consideration factors that will encourage parent involvement.

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.

Evaluation technique designed to investigate the efficacy of a group communication-based aural rehabilitation program for hearing-impaired adults

This paper studies aural rehabilitation efforts designed to address the compensatory strategies used by hearing-impaired adults and evaluates the success of an eight week group communications-based therapy program.