The effectiveness of phonological instruction with 6 deaf students in an oral program was investigated. In a previous investigation (Syverud, Guardino, & Selznick, 2009), promising results had been obtained in a case study in which the Direct Instruction curriculum titled "Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons" (Engelmann, Haddox, & Bruner,…

This paper stresses the importance of developing phonological awareness to foster reading skills in hearing and deaf learners. It reviews the research on stages in acquisition of phonological awareness and phonological awareness and deafness. Suggestions for phonological assessment of deaf students include use of formal and informal phonological…

A survey of administrators and faculty at schools for the deaf concerning changes in mathematics education found that some aspects of reform (e.g., problem solving, use of concrete materials) have been incorporated into the deaf-education mathematics curriculum but that many "traditional" techniques (e.g., drill and practice, rote memorization)…

Presents an annotated bibliography of 14 children's books featuring children with hearing impairment. Also offers suggestions for related learning activities in inclusive classrooms to enhance experiences with the books. (DB)

A review of the research literature on teaching deaf or hard-of-hearing students to read led to identification of 10 recommended practices for adults reading to these children. Practices include: focusing on the purpose and enjoyment of reading, using the child's dominant language in interactive dialogue, relating the child's life to the text, and…

Presents a justification of a loose-leaf curriculum for middle and upper school deaf students based on a core of practical goals for living and English language for public interactions. (Author/SBH)

The article describes the special arts program offered each summer to hearing impaired students (6-18 years old) by the Cornish Institute of Allied Arts in Seattle, Washington. (SBH)

A series of reading-related activities centered around the topic of teenage crime can help curb illegal activities in deaf adolescents, as well as developing reading and writing skills. (SBH)

Discussed is the application of the computer to instructional management with special emphasis on classroom management via computer-managed instruction of aurally handicapped children. (BD)

A minicourse program with students from grades four through eight at the Oregon State School for the Deaf has been rewarding for teachers and students by serving to develop skills in immediate practical areas of the student's experience as well as in developing recreational skills and interests in such activities as chess, mime, and karate, and…

The article provides guidelines for developing curriculum objectives for multiply involved hearing-impaired students. Emphasis is placed on procedures for establishing instructional priorities, assessing the learner against these priorities, selecting and using prosthetics to overcome learning and behavioral deficits, providing educational…

A review of 287 references describing computer applications with deaf children found 74 percent concerned academic applications, 7 percent were psychological investigations, and 19 percent were about general education. Analysis of the academic instruction references found only 9 percent reported efficacy data with degree of computer-assisted…

School counselors working with hearing-impaired students are introduced to the preventive legal audit strategy to avoid common civil and criminal liability situations. Sample legal audit questions concern negligence/malpractice, confidentiality/privileged communication, child abuse, testing, Public Law 94-142, and other civil and criminal…

Because reading levels of hearing-impaired students computed on reading tests developed for hearing students may vary considerably depending on the test used, this article summarizes the research in this area and suggest ways parents can evaluate their child's rate of progress in reading in ways other than using reading levels. (Author/DB)

The keynote address to the 1987 Forum on Deafness of the Conference of Educational Administrators Serving the Deaf and the Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf considers the educational reform movement, the role of politicians and business leaders, teacher education, and curriculum change. (DB)