NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Publication Date
In 20260
Since 20250
Since 2022 (last 5 years)0
Since 2017 (last 10 years)0
Since 2007 (last 20 years)1
Descriptor
Day Schools1
Deafness1
Educational Change1
Educational History1
Educational Methods1
Foreign Countries1
Oral Communication Method1
Organizations (Groups)1
Progressive Education1
Public Schools1
Sign Language1
Special Education1
More ▼
Source
Paedagogica Historica:…1
Author
Ellis, Jason A.1
Publication Type
Journal Articles1
Reports - Evaluative1
Education Level
Audience
Location
Canada (Toronto)1
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing one result Save | Export
"All Methods--and Wedded to None": The Deaf Education Methods Debate and Progressive Educational Reform in Toronto, Canada, 1922-1945
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ellis, Jason A. – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2014
This article is about the deaf education methods debate in the public schools of Toronto, Canada. The author demonstrates how pure oralism (lip-reading and speech instruction to the complete exclusion of sign language) and day school classes for deaf schoolchildren were introduced as a progressive school reform in 1922. Plans for further oralist…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Deafness, Progressive Education, Educational Change