With many deaf students presently being "mainstreamed" into public school systems, the need for motion picture captioning is increasing. Production versus borrowing is discussed and addresses for further information are provided. (Author/STS)

A study of the use of closed-captioned television as a medium for reading instruction with 41 intermediate aged deaf students indicated improvement in sight vocabulary retention, student motivation, and reading comprehension. Teachers indicated overall student satisfaction with the use of closed-captioned television compared to regular reading…

The use of Captioned Entertainment Films' movie classics as language arts aids for deaf students is discussed in terms of thought organization, reading skills, and language and composition development. (CL)

Proposes the development of a system of "discourse punctuation" that would present printed information more efficiently by designing layout to show the reader the organization of ideas, using such devices as boxes, brackets, and marginal notes to highlight comparisons and contrasts, emphases, relationships, and the relative importance of ideas.…

Discusses three types of captions which complete the information for the school yearbook and how they should be used. (HOD)

Describes how photo credits (identifying the photographer for each photo) promote responsibility, help motivate students, and establish credibility for the publication. (SR)

Contains suggestions for improving yearbook copy. (RB)

Stresses the importance of using captions with pictures to convey the meaning of events. (RB)

Presents ideas for captions in yearbook format, when and if they should be used. (RB)

The paper summarizes a research effort designed to determine effective television captioning strategies for hearing impaired youngsters, ages 9 to 18 years. The specific studies are summarized, and the major findings with regard to caption language, level, rate, synchronous captioning, and reading ablity of the viewers are presented. Implications…

The history of Captioned Films for the Deaf, an agency now called Media for the Handicapped, is traced along with the contributions of individuals and groups which led to the eventual passage of legislation in 1959. (CL)

The paper reviews the history of Clarke School for the Deaf's early involvement in television captioning and explains the two systems used. The cable television distribution system is described along with technical aspects of the captioning process and equipment. (CL)

Titles of nonverbal films were analyzed and compared and conclusions were produced about criteria (including age levels, film length, and date) for predicting their worth in teaching deaf students. (CL)