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Miller, Kevin J. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2014
This article reflects on the author's experience supervising a public school program for students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, specifically addressing national, regional, and local trends affecting it. These trends included teacher efficacy, changes in educational service delivery, advances in technology, the selection of the listening…
Descriptors: Deafness, Partial Hearing, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
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Miller, Kevin J. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2008
Self-contained classrooms and resource rooms have been an important component of the continuum of placements available to students who are deaf or hard of hearing. However, these specialized classrooms have been closing in recent years. A variety of factors are contributing to this, most notably the impact of cochlear implants. This article…
Descriptors: Resource Room Programs, Partial Hearing, Deafness, Self Contained Classrooms
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Brice, Alejandro E.; Miller, Kevin J.; Brice, Roanne G. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2006
As the culturally and linguistically diverse population of the United States continues to increase dramatically, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and special education teachers in particular face the challenge of how best to assess and teach those students whose primary language is not English. The changing U.S. demographics are driving a need…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Speech Language Pathology, Special Education Teachers, English (Second Language)
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Miller, Kevin J. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2005
The author recounts his experience as a Fulbright Scholar in the Department of Special Education at National Changhua University of Education (NCUE) in Changhua, Taiwan, during the fall of 2003. Several aspects of his experience are highlighted, including teaching foreign college students, learning Mandarin, conducting workshops, and consulting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education Teachers, Mandarin Chinese, Itinerant Teachers
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Miller, Kevin J.; Connolly, Michael J. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2003
This article reviews issues related to communication modality and placement of children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, discusses reasons that school districts end up in due process hearings, and cites pertinent court cases. It offers suggestions to help educators provide effective testimony and concludes by highlighting possible positive…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Conflict Resolution, Court Litigation, Deafness
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Miller, Kevin J. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2002
This article discusses the experiences of an American team who worked with the Bosnia Speech and Hearing Project. The team collaborated with Bosnian teachers of children with deafness and speech-language pathologists in to share therapy ideas and model strategies that parents could utilize to promote speech and language development. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Hearing Impairments, International Cooperation