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Direct linkMassaro, Dominic W.; Light, Joanna – Volta Review, 2004
The goal of this study was to test the effectiveness of a Language Wizard/Player with Baldi, a computer-animated tutor, for teaching new vocabulary items to children with a hearing loss. Eight students with hearing loss, between the ages of 6 and 10, were tested and trained for about 20-30 minutes a day, 2 days a week for about 10 weeks on three…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Vocabulary Development, Children, Computer Uses in Education
Franz, Darla C.; Caleffe-Schenck, Nancy; Kirk, Karen Iler – Volta Review, 2004
An instrument for measuring and tracking changes in auditory skill development over time was developed for use with a group of children with profound deafness who received a MED-EL COMBI 40+ cochlear implant. The aim of this paper is to describe the use of this instrument, the "Checklist of Auditory Communication Skills", and to present results…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Assistive Technology, Communication Skills, Skill Development
Luterman, David – Volta Review, 2004
There is a paucity of research on counseling parents of children with hearing loss and additional special needs. Therefore, we must extrapolate from what we know of counseling parents of children with a single disability and provide information based on experience. The emotional aftermath of the diagnosis appears similar for both groups. Parents…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Deafness, Parents, Counseling Techniques
Picard, Michel – Volta Review, 2004
This article reviews current epidemiological studies estimating the prevalence and incidence of permanent hearing loss in children. In particular, it addresses trends in ages of onset of hearing loss and causes. Studies estimating the number of children with hearing loss and additional special needs in various countries are presented, as well as…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Ethnic Diversity, Multiple Disabilities, Hearing Impairments
Schum, Robert – Volta Review, 2004
This article discusses issues involved in psychological assessment of children with hearing loss who have additional disabilities or special needs. It provides recommendations for appropriate methods of assessment that accommodate the communication difficulties associated with hearing loss. This article includes assessment procedures for children…
Descriptors: Sensory Integration, Visual Impairments, Psychological Evaluation, Learning Disabilities
O'Connell, Joanne; Casale, Kathleen – Volta Review, 2004
This article describes attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and examines the criteria that may create a challenge when diagnosing attention deficits in students with hearing loss. Guidelines for differential diagnosis of ADHD in conjunction with hearing loss are provided. A variety of practical intervention strategies for educators and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Disability Identification, Clinical Diagnosis
Chen, Deborah – Volta Review, 2004
Children who have both a hearing loss and a visual impairment are a very small but extremely heterogeneous low incidence group. These children vary greatly in the types and degrees of visual impairment and hearing loss. The majority of them have some usable vision and/or hearing, and many have additional disabilities. Most professionals (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Children, Incidence, Severity (of Disability), Multiple Disabilities
Rhoades, Ellen A.; Price, Fiona; Perigoe, Christina Barris – Volta Review, 2004
The purposes of this paper are to examine the degree of ethnic diversity that exists among children with hearing loss; to review how this affects implementation of auditory-based intervention for children with many needs; and to suggest ways that auditory-based therapists can respect and respond to diversity for the improvement of services to…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Racial Differences, Multiple Disabilities, Ethnicity
Truax, Roberta Ringhand; Foo, Sue Fan; Whitesell, Kathleena – Volta Review, 2004
A child with a hearing loss, with or without additional special needs, comes to the processes of reading and writing with unique strengths and challenges. This article presents learning conditions developed by Brian Cambourne which form a framework that parent-professional teams may use to evaluate and/or develop appropriate physical and social…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Hearing Impairments, Deafness, Children
LeBlanc, Barbara M. – Volta Review, 2004
The difficulties encountered by students with hearing loss and special learning needs are often attributed exclusively to hearing loss, particularly when there are no other obvious physical or sensory handicaps. A Louisiana public school system has addressed this issue for the past 9 years and has included both regular and special education…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Early Intervention, Cued Speech, Hearing Impairments
Sullivan, Anne; Perigoe, Christina Barris – Volta Review, 2004
The Association Method is an instructional strategy currently being used with children with hearing loss, children with speech and language disorders, and children with reading disabilities. It is a systematic, incremental, phonetically based, multi-sensory approach designed to increase the understanding and use of spoken language; improve…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Reading Difficulties, Articulation (Speech), Oral Language
Bertram, Bodo – Volta Review, 2004
In recent years, parents of children with hearing loss and various additional disabilities have shown increasing interest in cochlear implants. This article describes how the program in Hanover, Germany is attempting to respond to this interest. It discusses the selection process for children who receive cochlear implants who have multiple…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Parents, Foreign Countries, Assistive Technology
Dettman, Shani J.; Fiket, Hayley; Dowell, Richard C.; Charlton, Margaret; Williams, Sarah S.; Tomov, Alexandra M.; Barker, Elizabeth J. – Volta Review, 2004
Speech perception outcomes in young children with cochlear implants are affected by a number of variables including the age of implantation, duration of implantation, mode of communication, and the presence of a developmental delay or additional disability. The aim of this study is to examine the association between degree of developmental delay…
Descriptors: Perception Tests, Young Children, Auditory Perception, Classification
Download full textCrandell, Carl C., Ed.; Smaldino, Joseph J., Ed. – Volta Review, 2001
This booklet explores classroom acoustics and their importance on the learning potential of children with hearing loss and related disabilities. The booklet also reviews research on classroom acoustics and the need for the development of classroom acoustics standards. Chapters examine: 1) a speech-perception model demonstrating the linkage between…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments
Peer reviewedPakulski, Lori A.; Kaderavek, Joan N. – Volta Review, 2001
Fourteen orally communicating children (ages 7-14) with hearing impairments were able to provide story retellings following repeated reading of two stories and role-playing of one of the stories. Results showed the children were capable of narrative production and that sophistication and complexity of retellings improved with role-play. (Contains…
Descriptors: Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Oral Communication Method
