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 effects of cochlear implants, devices to stimulate hearing, on speech discrimination, lipreading, and auditory contact are reviewed. This review highlights unresolved questions and considers the potential risks and benefits. It is suggested that future development of the cochlear implant should include educators of deaf children. (Author/CL)

Guidelines for the selection and use of commercially prepared informal reading inventories (IRIs) with deaf students are offered. Modifications for deaf students pertain to: selection of the passage to begin testing, the criteria for oral and silent reading levels, and procedures for estimating students' readng potential levels. (SW)

The article describes a language program for junior and senior high school deaf students in which American Sign Language was used to teach English language skills. Two examples illustrate the ways in which students use what they already know to approach new learning situations. (Author/CL)

A variation on microteaching, the use of videotaped feedback during training, is suggested as an efficient and effective way for improving teachers' communication ability with hearing impaired students. Manually encoding English within a system of simultaneous communication has improved the climate for communication in classrooms for…

The paper reviews eight major classroom strategies ranging from environmental management to skill training approaches designed to enhance social competence of hearing impaired students. Observational procedures are discussed for identifying individual program approaches that surpass the general strategies. (Author/CL)

The article presents a five-phase instructional strategy that has been successfully applied in the design of instruction for hearing-impaired youth. The five phases (orientation, presentation, practice, review, and evaluation) transcend content, organization of content, and mode of delivery. (Author)

Among suggestions for integrating assessment data into individualized education programs for multiply handicapped deaf students are to use criterion-referenced instruments and to view the domain areas as potential goal statements, the subdomains as potential long term objectives, and subcategory items as potential short term objectives. (Author/CL)

The article presents a technique for motivating and teaching the unmotivated reader with special reference to deaf students. A case study is presented illustrating how cognitive level questions can be incorporated into an original story developed by the teacher to motivate such students. (Author/DLS)

The paper illustrates two applications of computer assisted video instruction (CAVI) techniques for educating deaf and hearing impaired students in vocational education. CAVI involves the interactive qualities of microcomputers and the visual impact of videotape. This partnership lends itself naturally to two basic approaches: linear instruction…

Use of the LOGO System, a computer based learning environment, allows for individualized instruction of many types of handicapped students and emphasizes process over product in the solving of problems. (CL)

The article provides teachers of elementary students with suggestions for incorporating the Super 8 movie camera in the classroom and for teaching simple filmmaking techniques as animation and special effects. (CL)

The authors discuss the uses of portable videotape recorders (VTRs) and portable teletypewriters (TTYs) in teaching English to mainstreamed deaf junior high school students. The role of VTRs and TTYs in bridging the gap between students' semantic intent and standard English syntax is discussed. (CL)

Independent listening activities using standard audiovisual equipment with an emphasis on discrimination, recognition, and comprehension tasks were developed for 14 deaf students (14 to 16 years old) in speech class. (CL)

The article describes two groups of visual materials developed for multiply handicapped deaf teenagers. The daily living skills project includes vocabulary lists, visuals, games and a model related to household cleaning, personal grooming, or consumer skills. The occupational information project includes visuals of tools, materials, and clothing…