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Speech and Audiology for the Deaf Educator
Augusta Beltowski
Books in Print
Language Learning Practices with Deaf Children
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Written By: Susan Rose, Patricia
McAnally, and Stephen Quigley
Information for future and practice
teacher of deaf children with unbiased
research.
Provides theoretical and research
knowledge and specific principles and
practices for fostering the development
of language and reading.
Section with information about
Language Assessments.
Reading Practices with Deaf Learners
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Written By: Susan Rose, Patricia McAnally, and
Stephen Quigley
Three in-depth sections critical to the teaching of
reading:
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One: “Foundations”
 Section Two: “Instructional Management”
 Section Three: “Applications”
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Written for professors and college students
preparing to be teachers working with deaf
and hard of hearing students.
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Focuses entirely on deaf and hard of hearing
learners.
Childhood Speech, Language, & Listening Problems
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Written By: Patricia McAleer Hamaguchi.
Book is written to help determine what is
appropriate for each individual child.
Highlights include:
How to recognize the most common speech, language,
and listening problems
 When to get help for your child and when to wait
 Where to find the right specialist and what to ask
 How to read and understand the jargon-filled evaluation report
 The very latest changes in philosophy, treatment approach,
labeling, laws, programs, and resources
 How the problem may affect your child academically, socially, and
at home.
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Facilitating Hearing And Listening In Young Children
(Early Childhood Intervention Series)
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Written By: Carol Flexer
Emphasizes the need to create an
“auditory world” for children.
Students auditory brain centers continue
to develop the neurological and
experiential foundations for literacy and
learning.
Up-to-date information has been added
Discusses recent development in
amplification technology-Cochlear
implants
Discusses new information regarding
federal legislation
Discusses effective listening strategies
Children with Hearing Loss: Developing
Listening and Talking Birth to Six
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Written By: Elizabeth Cole and Carol Flexer
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Easy to read and easy to apply to your students
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Thorough training of professionals working
with babies and young children who have
a hearing loss.
Helps to develop Listening and Talking
skills
Provides the necessary framework for
skills and knowledge the help promote
spoken language development.
Language and Literacy Development in
Children Who Are Deaf
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Written By: Barbara R. Schirmer
Provides current information about teaching
language, reading, and writing to deaf
children.
Clearly described models and strategies,
supported by theory, current research, and
examples.
Easily formatted so that teachers can follow
how to assess a deaf child’s current abilities in
language and literacy, how to develop
appropriate instructional goals, and how to
choose from among different teaching models
and strategies.
Information about how teachers of the Deaf can
develop a comprehensive language and literacy
programs
Teaching Speech to Hearing-Impaired Infants
and Children: Zero to Three Years
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Written By: Dene Stovall
Techniques used for total communication
and auditory-oral programs
Auditory stimulation and phonemic speech
activities that provide a phonetic
approach to speech development.
Organized in Chapters by Age Groups
Each Chapter:
 Discusses basic developmental levels
 Speech development of normally
hearing children
 Strategies for maintaining the child’s
interest
Helping Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students to Use
Spoken Language: A Guide for Educators and Families
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Written By:
Susan Easterbrook and Ellen Estes
Techniques and strategies when working with
deaf and hard of hearing students in the
primary grades
Based on Authors’ model of Auditory, Speech,
and Language development
Reader Friendly, Easy to Understand, and
Accessible
excellent descriptions of language acquisition
in a range of situations
Techniques, theories, and strategies are
supported by research
Language and Deafness
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Written By: Peter Paul
Discusses Language and Literacy
development of students that are
deaf and hard of hearing
Discusses current theories of
language acquisition and oral
methods
Students learn basics of language
development and the relationship
between language and cognition.
Easy and accessible for educators
Evidence-Based Practice in Educating Deaf
and Hard-of-Hearing Students
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Written By: Patricia Spencer and Marc Marschark
Discusses controversial methods of supporting
language development and academic skills of deaf
and hard of hearing students.
 Questions Discussed:
 Will using sign language interfere with
learning to use spoken language or does it
offer optimal access to communication for
deaf children?
 Does placement in classrooms with mostly
hearing children enhance or impede
academic and social –emotional
development?
 Will cochlear implants or other assistive
listening devices provide deaf children with
sufficient input for age-appropriate reading
abilities?
 And much, much, more!
Valid Websites
www.centerhearingandspeech.org/
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The Center for Hearing and Speech (CHS)
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This center is a non-profit, United Way agency
Teachers children that are deaf and hard of hearing:
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Speaking Skills
Listening Skills
Literacy Skills
Focuses in Oral Deaf Education
Resources for Educators, Parents, and Families
Each year, CHS provides education, audiology, speech
pathology and family support services to more than 2,600
children with mild to profound hearing loss and to thousands
of others with needs related to hearing loss.
www.speech-language-therapy.com
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http://speech-language-therapy.com/
This website is a great resource for educators. This site
provides useful general information about speech
therapy, theoretically sound information about
communication disorders.
Includes:
Resource pages for educators
 Therapy tips for sessions
 Ages and Stages of language development
 A “FREEBIES” page of resource links and worksheets
 A lot more helpful information…Check it out!
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www.rit.edu/ntid/educatingdeafchildren/
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Rochester Institute of Technology Website
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A source of factual information for parents, teachers, and others
interested in working with students that are deaf and hard-of-hearing.
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in questions and receive responses from members of
the Center for Education Research Partnerships (National
Technical Institute for the Deaf), Members of the Editorial
Board of the Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education,
or a member fro the group of international experts who
has volunteered to participate in the project.
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Links to information about language and Communication:
Alternative Communication Systems
 Sign Language
 Spoken Language
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Speech Therapy Ideas & Activities
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http://www.angelfire.com/nm2/speechtherapyideas/
Created for new Speech-Language Pathologists
Great FREE resources/ideas
“Do it Yourself "Activities:
Articulation
 Language
 Research
 Fluency
 Processing disorders
 Activity and Game ideas
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www.agbell.org
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
and Hard of Hearing
 Information about different aspects of children that
are deaf and hard of hearing.
 Research based information showing that for
children to make significant progress learning to
listen and speak.
 Find resources to offer auditory environments
that provide lots of opportunities for children to
listen and use their own voices.
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http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/index.asp
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A lot of RESEARCH INFORMATION/LINKS TO SPEECH AND
LANGUAGE INFORMATION
Information about Voice, Speech, and Language
 Development
milestones in speech
 Auditory processing information
 What is Voice? What is Speech? What is Language?
 More information on Speech and Language Disorders
FREE PUBLICATIONS!!!
SpeechTX
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http://www.speechtx.com/index.htm
Created by a Speech-Language Pathologist with resources
in the areas of:
 Language
 Early
Literacy
 Technology
FREE PRINTABLES, RESOURCES, ACTIVITIES, AND MATERIALS
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Resources for producing each speech sound
Weekly agenda for teaching articulation
So Much More…Check it out!
LD Online
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http://www.ldonline.org/indepth/speech
Information about areas of speech and language
Large search database!
Specific area of information for educators
Information about speech and language resources:
 Articles,
recommended books, questions and answers,
recommended links, finding help, forums for discussion, etc.
Deaf Studies Internet Resources
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http://library.rit.edu/guides/deaf-studies/internetresources/deaf-studies-internet-resources.html
Hundreds of FREE links regarding information in the
topic of deaf studies.
 Section
on Speech Communication Resources
 IEP’s
 Medical
and Health Resources
 Listservs (Professional/Parent Interest)
 Family Resources
 Assistive Technologies
 AND MORE!
American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association (ASHA)
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www.asha.org/
Professional, Scientific, and Credentialing Association
for 140,000 members who are Speech-Language
Pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and
hearing scientists.
Mission:
Advocating on behalf of persons with communication and
related disorders
 Advancing communication science
 Promoting effective human communication
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Information in all areas of Speech and Language
Educator Tools
www.communicationdisorders.com
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Follow the link:
http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster2/welcome.html
Created by a Speech and Language Pathologist
Resources for Educators:
 Therapy
Materials
 Interactive Sites
 Templates
 Free Reproducible materials
 Literacy Materials
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www.janellepublications.com
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Creative and stimulating therapy materials
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Speech-language evaluation and therapy materials for Speech
language pathologists, special educators and classroom teachers.
Assessment Products (Free Shipping)
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Materials Focusing On:
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 Language/Pragmatics,
Early Childhood, Phonological
Awareness, Articulation and phonology, Software
Materials, Language, Literacy, etc.
http://speech-language-pathology-audiology.advanceweb.com/
Weekly Publication reports on the latest news in Speech-Language
and Audiology
Special features include:
 in-depth articles
 business news
 research findings,
new technology
book reviews,
Publication offers annual issues on New Technology, Infant Hearing
Screening, Cochlear Implant Technology, Tinnitus, Stuttering, Hearing
Conservation, Home Care, Assistive Technology, School-Based
Therapy, Aural Rehabilitation, Early Intervention.
Carol's Speech and Language
Disorders Homepage
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http://www.angelfire.com/nj/speechlanguage/index.html
This website was developed by a Speech-Language
Pathologist as a service to those interested in SpeechLanguage therapy.
Website Contains:
PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES FOR SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
 GENERAL EDUCATION LINKS
 SPECIAL EDUCATION LINKS
 LINKS TO PUBLISHERS OF SPEECH/LANGUAGE MATERIALS
 IDEA EXCHANGE
 ONLINE SPEECH/LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES
 And MORE great ideas!
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Education, Communication, Language Publications (ECL)
-Speech and Language Materials for the Classroom
-Online Catalog with resources and Information about products
that help in areas of Speech, Language, Auditory Processing,
Articulation, Communication Assessment, Etc.
AGES: Preschool to Adult
-FREE
SHIPPING!
-Website: http://www.eclpublications.com/index.shtml
Phone 623-974-4560
There’s a new kid in school
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http://www.oraldeafed.org/guides/educators.html
Film about how oral deaf children have succeeded in
mainstream classroom with hearing peers.
Discusses Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants
Great for educators to show parents
 Geared towards oral approaches that
focus on programs supporting oral
teaching methods.
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TASL- Teacher Assessment of Spoken Language
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Created By: Jean Sachar Moog and Julia J.
Biedenstein
Spoken Language rating form documenting the
development of sentence structure.
Parent Friendly to read
Easy-to-use for teachers
Inexpensive
Super Duper Publications
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www.superduperinc.com
Fun, creative, and colorful therapy
materials that are easy to use!
 Log
books, Speech and Language screening tests, sound
books, sound flash cards, articulation cards, photo fun
cards, Response to Intervention materials, etc.
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Request a Catalog
FREE SHIPPING!!!
Phone: (800) 277-8737 / (864) 288-3536
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www.proedinc.com
Leading publisher of standardized tests, books, curricular
resources, and therapy materials for parents, teachers, and
Speech-Language Pathologists
Resources:
Speech-Language Pathology
 Special Education and Rehabilitations
 Psychology and Counseling
 Occupational and Physical Therapy
 Early Childhood
Specific links to materials for students that are deaf and hard of
hearing
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JuniorsWeb
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www.juniorsweb.com
A source including FREE online speech therapy
games.
 Work on Initial, Medial, and Final Sounds
 Engaging activities for students
 Creative, fun, and accessible
 Games Skills: Phonological awareness, Drills,
Articulation Activities, Emergent Literacy
Assistance, Sequencing, and Rhyming.
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Parent Friendly Resources
Super Star Speech
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http://www.superstarspeech.com/speech-language-resources.html
This website was created by a Speech Language Pathologist. It has
information about doing speech language therapy at home, and has
information/materials for parents. Some of the materials are FREE.
Information about purchasing books to help with speech therapy at
home. These books focus on the correction of articulation(speech
sound) errors.
Site contains:
• Speech tips
• Speech books/resources
• Games to use for articulation
•Blog for parent discussion
Raising Deaf Kids
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www.raisingdeafkids.org/
Information about raising children with a hearing loss.
Section of Explaining to parents what a speech language
pathologist(SLP) does, what to expect, what questions to
ask a SLP regarding your child.
Information about Communication Choices.
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to read what choices other parents made for their
children with communication choices.
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Links to information about finding individuals and groups
that can help parents get information!
Very Parent Friendly!!!
www.childrensdisabilities.info/speech/
groups-speech-communication.html
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List of parent support groups for children with Speech
or Communication Difficulties.
List of children's speech and communication
support groups for parents. Read the
descriptions of the groups and join the speech
and/or communication support group that best
meets your needs.
Listen Up Web
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www.listen-up.org
One stop place for information, help, ideas, and
resources.
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Information about advocating for our deaf and hard of
hearing kids.
Healthcare
 Tax information
 Beyond the basics of speech-language pathology
 Lots MORE!
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Contains an innovative program for hearing impaired
children to exercise residual hearing and speech skills.
e-Michigan Deaf and Hard of Hearing
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http://www.michdhh.org/parents/index.html
Service providers, philosophies, and approaches are
available on this website
Support information for deaf and hard of hearing
children and their families
Information about choosing a communication approach
Additional resources on information about communication
approaches
Section on Advocating for your child
Fun Activities for deaf and hard of hearing children!
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www.hearindallas.com
Services for Hearing Enrichment and Aural
Rehabilitation so deaf children can hear and talk
Information Regarding:
Auditory-Verbal Therapy
 Auditory Learning
 Auditory-Verbal Philosophy
 Principles of Auditory Learning
 Success stories of Auditory-Verbal Therapy
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http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/ill/speech_therapy.html
Very Parent Friendly!!!
Information Discusses:
Speech-Language Therapy
 Speech Disorders
 Language Disorders
Knowing what to expect
Discusses Strategies of Speech-Language Pathologists:
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Language intervention activities
Articulation Therapy
Oral Motor/ Feeding Therapy
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http://www.deafhomeschool.com/essentials/deafeducation/slp.html
Information about homeschooling your deaf child, but has
valuable resources for speech and language therapy
ideas.
Resources for parents who need support
Information about books and related resources
Information to provide a “rich-language environment”
Website created by a parent of a child with a hearing
loss
Very Parent Friendly
Coming to a Decision About Cochlear Implantation:
Parents Making Choices for their Deaf Children
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Written By:
Merv Hyde, Renée Punch, and Linda Komesaroff
Investigates the experiences of parents making decisions about
Cochlear Implants.
Discussed ways parents received information about Cochlear
Implants:
 Found that centers and doctors provided the most
information to parents
Discussed parents decision-making process.
Implications for professionals working with families are
discussed in article.
http://www.speechtherapyweb.com/
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Website created for parents to best guide their children
in speech and language development
Free Articulation Printables
Questions and Answer section for parents
Information about language delay
Information about speech skills
Information about speech therapy
Promotes speech and language skills
Current Research
Phonological Awareness in Deaf Children Who Use
Cochlear Implants
•Written By: Deborah James, Kaukab Rajput, Tracey Brown, Tony Sirimanna, Julie
Brinton, and Usha Goswami
•Study discussing the benefits of cochlear implant use on the development
of phonological awareness.
•Assortment of tests investigating syllable, rhyme, and phoneme
awareness.
•Syllable awareness results: CI users syllable awareness was equivalent
to that of severely deaf group
•Rhyme and phoneme awareness was similar to results of profoundly
deaf children using aids.
•Results conclude that cochlear implants benefit phonological awareness.
Most prevalent in the syllable level.
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Beyond
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Written By: Krista R Biernath, Daniel P Montero, Albert Mehl, Kathleen E Toomey
Approximately 12,000 infants per year are born deaf or hard-of-hearing.
Average age of identifying a hearing loss is 30 months
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Past the age of critical language
Stresses the importance of Newborn Hearing Screening before
one month of age
Stresses the importance for audiologic evaluation before three
months of age
Stresses the importance of intervention services before six months
of age
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) program promotes early detection of hearing loss
Represented by Speech-Language pathologists, audiologists, pediatrics, deaf education, deaf
advocacy,
From American
Family Physician
The Communication Skills Used by Deaf Children and Their
Hearing Peers in a Question-and-Answer Game Context
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Written By: Dianne M. Toe and Louise E. Paatsch
Discusses how deaf and hard of hearing students
understand their hearing peers in an inclusive
setting.
Explored communication skills when asking and
answering quesitons in game skills with heairng
peers.
Conclusions: d/hh students required greater number
of repetitions, more clarification about game, and
answered more questions correctly than hearing
peers
Peer communicaiton and pragmatic(practical) skill
development.
Hearing Experience and Receptive Vocabulary
Development in Deaf Children With Cochlear Implants
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Written By: Mary K. Fagan and David B. Pisoni
Study investigating receptive vocabulary delay in children
with Cochlear Implants.
Used the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Third Edition
Analyzed information:
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by examining the children’s errors for evidence of difficulty in
specific content areas
And calculating standard scores with reference to hearing age.
(chronological age[CA] – age at implantation)
Results:
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“Children's vocabulary knowledge was
commensurate(proportionate) with years of cochlear I plant
experience, providing support for the role of spoken language
experience in vocabulary acquisition.”
Expected Test Scores for Preschoolers With a Cochlear
Implant Who Use Spoken Language
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Written By: Johanna G. Nicholas and Ann E. Geers
Purpose of study was to provide information about
expected spoken language of pre-school age (CI)
children.
 Provide "benchmarks" against which those skills could
be compared, for a given age at implantation
 Conclusions: Benchmarks that may be useful for
evaluating spoken language progress of children
with cochlear implants
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Use of Speech by Children From Total Communication
Programs Who Wear Cochlear Implants
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Written By: Ann Geers, Brent Spehar, and Allison Sedey
Study investigate whether children who are deaf, acquire usable
speech or continue to rely primarily on manual communication.
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In total communication classrooms
After cochlear implementation
Study looked at the use of speech post implant is associated with
better speech perception skills, English language competence,
educational mainstreaming, and speech intelligibility.
Information received by language samples
Conclusions: Speech users achieved higher auditory speech
perception scores and speech intelligibility ratings.
Showed better comprehension and use of English syntax.
Spoken Language Scores of Children Using Cochlear
Implants Compared to Hearing Age-Mates at School Entry
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Written By: Ann E. Geers, Jean S. Moog,
Julia Biedenstein, Christine Brenner, and Heather Hayes
Investigated Three Questions:
Is it realistic to expect age-appropriate spoken language skills in children with
Cochlear Implants who received auditory-oral intervention during the
preschool years?
 What characteristics predict successful spoken language development in
this population?
 Are children with CI’s more proficient in some areas of language than
others?
Conclusion: Children with CIs performed better on certain language
measures than others, proving that some area of language may be more
difficult for these children.
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AUDITORY, VISUAL, AND AUDITORY-VISUAL SPEECH PERCEPTION
BY INDIVIDUALS WITH COCHLEAR IMPLANTS VERSUS
INDIVIDUALS WITH HEARING AIDS
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Written By: Tova Most, Hilla Rothem, Michal Luntz
Study investigate how cochlear implants contribute to speech perception.
Tested individuals who were prelingually deaf individuals implanted after age
8, individuals with severe hearing loss, and individuals with a profound
hearing loss.
Words and sentences were presented to the students
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Auditory
Visually
Auditory-visual
Conclusion: The students with Cochlear implants performed better than the
profound and severe hearing loss participants. Indicates that cochlear
implants have an advantage over hearing aids. All participants relied on
visual information for difficult auditory conditions, demonstrating an emphasis
in auditory visual training.
Intelligibility of Modified Speech for Young Listeners With
Normal and Impaired Hearing
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Written By: Rosalie M. Uchanski and Ann E. Geers
Article discusses how the exposure to modified speech has shown to
benefit children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
Modifications to speech included, slowing down speech and amplifying
fast speech with noise background
Investigation looked at:
 Words in isolation
 Words in a sentence
 Syllable contrast
Conclusion: Modifying speech in noise situations does not help or
disadvantage students using slowed speech or amplifying speech.
Cochlear Implants for Children with Severe-toProfound Hearing Loss
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Written by: Blake C Papsin, Karen A Gordon
Describes an infant who is a candidate for cochlear
implantation. Discusses how she is unlikely to benefit from
hearing aids.
Her family members are deaf, and have all received
cochlear implants.
Use oral communication at home.
Discusses implanting the child earlier to one(8 months), to give
the child the greatest benefit of success with the cochlear
implant.
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From: The New England Journal of Medicine