The author contends that, since language teaching with the deaf commonly emphasizes sentence level skills, low levels of reading achievement may partially reflect inadequate attention to the characteristics of continuous discourse. Various features of connected discourse are described and illustrated. Exercises for improved reading, writing, and…

The illumination of three conventional classrooms was modified to create optical conditions better suited to visual communication for hearing impaired students. (Author/PHR)

The article presents a strategy for developing instructional programs for multiply handicapped deaf students, which has been successfully field-tested in New Mexico public schools. (DLS)

The article discusses common problems facing mainstreamed hearing impaired persons and describes ways in which "maps" can designate a person's representations of reality. Mental health implications of such maps and their ability to locate the source of adjustment difficulties are noted. (CL)

Involving children with meaningful occasions such as journal writing may be one way to communicae the importance of writing, not only as a fundamental communication skill but also as a means for personal learning and development. Journal writing focuses on the process rather than the product. (CL)

A paced question program beginning with simple questions provides an especially appealing and manageable matrix in which the hearing impaired child can examine certain of the most fundamental aspects of the English code. Techniques for involving hearing impaired youngsters in the grammatical morphology of English and English questions are…

The Peninsula Oral School for the Deaf has adapted H. Taba's divergent thinking approach using open-ended questions to stimulate verbal learning in hearing impaired children. (SBH)

A clinical procedure is presented for analyzing interactive behaviors between caregivers and hearing impaired children, based on language acquisition research and literature. The procedure allows a systematic identification of behavior patterns that facilitate the child's development of communicative competency, as well as those that hinder it.…

Creative dramatics for hearing impaired students can lead to enhanced conceptualization skills, improved self-concept, and opportunities for self-expression. Suggestions are offered for creative dramatics activities with elementary and secondary school students. Ideas are also provided about ways to communicate the essential information to the…

Three of the four stages of cognitive development as spelled out by J. Piaget are reviewed, and several key thinking areas which relate to the development of thinking skills in young hearing impaired children are identified. Techniques for developing such skills used at the Tucker-Maxon Oral School (Portland, Oregon) are offered. (SB)

Experiential teaching is seen as an approach for developing life skills through field trips, career education projects, self-awareness experiences, and group activities. (SB)

The Oralingua Interaction Skills Curriculum is a comprehensive model for a direct training program in social competence designed to teaching social skills to hearing impaired children. (SB)

The article describes an overall approach used by model Ohio teachers to improve special education instruction for the hearing impaired through individualized education programing as required by P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act). Sections address four program components: prescription, teaching, reassessment, and…

The author points out assumptions to be considered in simplifying printed materials for use by hearing impaired students. It is pointed out that, according to psycholinguists, meaning is imposed by the reader on the surface structure prior to syntactic analysis or the sampling of linguistic cues. (SB)

The article examines normal language and communication development to provide insights into what parents of hearing impaired children can expect from and do for their children. Findings of particular importance for facilitating linguistic growth in hearing impaired children are discussed. (DLS)