Comparison of written and spoken language from deaf and hearing children at five age levels

This dissertation compares oral and written language development in hearing and deaf children. The study applies grammatical, lexical and syntactical measures to describe and analyze the differences in language development in groups of hearing and orally-taught hearing-impaired children and to relate these findings to chronological age.

The validation of CID's Grammatical Analysis of Elicited Language with language delayed children

This paper examines the Central Institute for the Deaf’s "Grammatical Analysis of Elicited Language" (GAEL) test of expressive language and whether it identifies children with language disorders. Also examined is the relative difficulty of each of the grammatical categories sampled on the GAEL in relation to the standardization sample.

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.

A comparison of three language assessments

This paper reviews three language assessment tests, (TAGS), (TASL), and (CASLLS) for hearing impaired children.

The effect and the use of the typewriter upon the reading and language of deaf children

This paper discusses a study to determine if the use of a typewriter had an effect on the reading ability of hearing impaired children.

A theme-based creative movement curriculum for deaf and hard of hearing students: Focus on speech, language and audition skills

The purpose of this study was to develop a theme based creative movement curriculum that would help hearing-impaired students develop language, speech and audition skills.

A description of characteristics of very young children referred for speech and language evaluation at Central Institute for the Deaf

This paper discusses the early identification and assessment of children younger than six who were referred to the Central Institute for the Deaf Speech and Hearing Clinic.

Teaching written language to students who are deaf or hard of hearing

This Independent Study looked into the effectiveness of the Interactive Writing program in teaching writing to students who are deaf or hard of hearing. The students' writing was assessed based on writing samples and teacher observations.

Grammatical analysis of spoken language samples from deaf and hearing adolescents

This paper reviews a study to determine whether language delays in hearing impaired children are permanent.

The use of a language eliciting procedure as a tool in the establishment of teaching goals

This paper reviews a study to examine the feasibility of using elicited language samples as a basis for planning language instruction and as a measure of progress in language development.

Tutoring a little boy in language

Access to thesis is restricted. Contact Archives and Rare Books. This paper is discusses tutoring of a hearing impaired boy in language development.

The relationship of language development to theory of mind understanding in young deaf children

This paper studies cognitive development in young deaf children, specifically Theory of Mind development and its link to language abilities.

Identification of factors predicting spoken language development in young children with a cochlear implant

This paper examines the factors that are significant predictors of spoken language acquisition in children with cochlear implants. Factors identified include age of cochlear implantation, age of diagnosis, age started hearing aid use, parent educational level, and family income.

The Developmental Sentence Analysis and the Grammatical Analysis of Elicited Language - Complex Level: a correlative study

This paper studies the Developmental Sentence Analysis (DSA), which measures syntactic maturity of spontaneous utterances, and the Grammatical Analysis of Elicited Language (GAEL), which uses a highly structured set of games and activities designed to elicit specific target sentences.

A review of tests useful for evaluating language problems in children

This paper contains a list of tests for evaluating language disorders in children.